Project Implementation Arrangements

NDMA will be responsible for overall management and co-ordination of the Project. A Project Management Unit (PMU) will be set up at NDMA for this purpose headed by Project Director and having administrative staff and other expert and specialist will relevant experience. Similarly Project Implementation Units (PIUs) will be set up in the Revenue Department in Andhra Pradesh and at Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) in Odisha for implementation of various components of the project.

A Project Steering Committee headed by Secretary NDMA has been set up at the National level (Ann. I) to oversee the implementation and for overall monitoring of the Project. Another committee headed by Secretary (Home) Govt. of India known as Project Oversight Committee has been set up (Ann. II) for inter-ministerial co-ordination of the Project.

Project Steering Committee headed by the Chief Secretary of the State Govt. have also been set up for the participating states of A.P. (Ann. III ) and Odisha (Ann. IV) for effective monitoring of the project and looking into and solving the inter-departmental and co-ordination issues.

All the Committees are meeting regularly in endeavor for improved implementation of the Project.

The Project Management Unit (PMU) set up for Phase-I in NDMA is also functioning for Phase-II. State Project Implementation Units (SPIUs) has been set up at State level and the details of SPIUs for each State under Phase-II are as under :

Maharashtra: State PIU is housed with the State Relief & Rehabilitation Department and will be the nodal agency in charge of implementation. The Underground Cabling subcomponent will be implementation by Maharashta State Electrical Distribution Ltd, Multi-purpose Cyclone Shelter (MPCS) subcomponent will be implemented by the Public Works Department and the Saline Embankments subcomponent by the State’s Water Resources Department.

WestBengal: State PIU is housed within the West Bengal Department of Disaster Management and will be the nodal agency in charge of implementation.

Kerala : State PIU is housed within the Kerala Department of Revenue and Disaster Management Department and will be the nodal agency in charge of implementation. The MPCS will be implemented by Nirmiti Kendras.

Karnataka : State PIU is housed within Revenue Department (Disaster Management) and will be nodal agency in charge of implementation.

Goa : State PIU is housed within Revenue Department and implemented through Water Resources Department.

Gujarat : State PIU is housed within Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) and will be nodal agency in charge of implementation.