Srinagar, July 15 -- The replyshows that the Comprehensive Flood Management Plan (CFMP), sanctioned in 2015 under the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP), remains far from complete. Designed to protect the Valley from future flooding, the project was supposed to enhance the river's discharge capacity. A decade later, only around 80% of the work has been finished.

Phase-I of the CFMP was launched with an allocation of Rs.399 crore to improve Jhelum's flow and flood-handling capacity. Of the 31 projects tendered under this phase, only 16 have been completed, with the rest still pending. The department confirmed that Rs.114.29 crore of central assistance has already been fully spent.

However, no new capital dredging work has taken ...