The draft National Policy on Sediment Management has been revised and it is in the final shape.
Union minister of state for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Arjun Ram Meghwal stated this in reply to a letter from MP Ninong Ering, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In his letter to the PM submitted on February 6, 2019, Arunachal East Lok Sabha MP Ering requested the former to expedite the formalization of the National Policy of Silt Management in Indian rivers.

Regarding the policy, union minister Meghwal informed Ering that “the ministry of water resources, river development & Ganga rejuvenation had organized a national conference on sediment management in Indian rivers on March 17, 2017 at New Delhi” and thereafter his ministry developed a draft policy on sediment management in June, 2017.

“Subsequently, the draft policy on sediment management was circulated to all states/UTs and the concerned central ministries/departments for comments. In view of the comments received, the draft policy on sediment management has been revised and is under finalization,” stated minister Meghwal.