Chairman of Central Water Commission(CWC) Narendra Kumar has said that Government will soon evolve a river sediment management policy. <br/><br/>Inaugurating a national seminar on Sediment management in Indian rivers in New Delhi today, Mr Kumar said, many committees have been constituted in the past to look into the silting problems in rivers of India and suggest suitable remedial measures. He said, it is essential to devise a methodology for sediment management which is environment friendly and feasible technically as well as economically. <br/><br/>Mr Kumar said, over the years silting of rivers has assumed serious proportions and as of now there is general feeling that flood prone rivers are aggrading and undergoing change in carrying capacity, leading to rise in flood level. <br/><br/>He said, common practices carried out by river management agencies demonstrate that sediment management till late has been based on limited scientific knowledge. He said, a different approach to sediment management is desirable, incorporating knowledge and management of sediments at the basin skill and a wider application of available scientific knowledge.

Chairman of Central Water Commission Narendra Kumar has said that Government will soon evolve a river sediment management policy. <br/><br/>Inaugurating a national seminar on Sediment management in Indian rivers in New Delhi today, Mr Kumar said, many committees have been constituted in the past to look into the silting problems in rivers of India and suggest suitable remedial measures. He said, it is essential to devise a methodology for sediment management which is environment friendly and feasible technically as well as economically. Mr Kumar said, over the years silting of rivers has assumed serious proportions and as of now there is general feeling that flood prone rivers are aggrading and undergoing change in carrying capacity, leading to rise in flood level. <br/><br/>He said, common practices carried out by river management agencies demonstrate that sediment management till late has been based on limited scientific knowledge. He said, a different approach to sediment management is desirable, incorporating knowledge and management of sediments at the basin skill and a wider application of available scientific knowledge.<br/>