The Government of India has approved the following Mitigation projects from NDMF for implementation in various states :
- Programme For Landslide Risk Mitigation:- The Government has approved a Programme For Landslide Risk Mitigation in Nov-2024, with an outlay of Rs. 1000 Crore to reduce the mortality and economic losses, by reducing vulnerability of communities and their assets to landslides. This programme is to be implemented in 10 North-Eastern & Himalayan (NEH) States as well as 5 landslide prone States, namely Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal.
- Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Programme:- The Government has approved a programme ‘GLOF Risk Mitigation’ in July-2024, with an outlay of Rs. 150 Crore for 4 Himalayan States, viz, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, with an objective to adopt various structural and non-structural mitigation measures to minimize the risk of GLOF.
- Programme for Catalytic Assistance to 12 most drought prone States:- The Government has approved a programme for Catalytic Assistance in Jan-2025, to 12 most drought prone States (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujrat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh) with an outlay of Rs 2022.16 crore for developing long term plans for drought mitigation.
- Mitigation Project for Lightning Safety:- A mitigation project focusing on awareness activities for Lightning safety in the 50 most lightning prone districts of the 10 States (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) has been approved in Jan-2025, with a financial outlay of Rs. 186.78 crore.
- Scheme for Forest Fire Risk Management:- Government has approved a scheme in Jan-2025, for forest fire risk management with an outlay Rs. 819 crores for implementation in 144 forest fire prone districts of 19 States (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujrat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttarakhand).
- Urban Flood Mitigation Programme:- In order to reduce the risk of urban floods, the Government has approved the ‘Urban Flood Mitigation Programme’ in Sep-2024, with a financial outlay of Rs. 3075.65 Crore for 07 Major Cities namely, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad.
- Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Project (Phase-II): Further, Government has approved Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Project (Phase-II) with financial outlay of Rs. 2444.12 Crore for 11 Cities viz Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Raipur, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Indore and Lucknow.
- Restoration and rejuvenation of 24 wetlands of Assam: For restoration and rejuvenation of 24 wetlands of 9 districts of Assam, spread across Brahmaputra River system, Government has approved this programme with a financial outlay of Rs 692.05 crore.
- National Project for Strengthening Community based DRR initiatives in Panchayati Raj Institutions: Government has National Project for Strengthening Community based DRR initiatives in Panchayati Raj Institutions with financial outlay of ₹507.37 Cr. (₹273.38 from NDMF). This programme will cover 81 disaster-prone districts of 20 States and will additionally develop 20 Gram Panchayats focussed on major hazards as replicable models for local DRR. The programme will complement the efforts of M/o Panchayati Raj as well as the States in PRI empowerment initiatives in DRR.