Project design. The holistic flood risk management approach that combines physical, non-physical, and legal measures (as distinct from previous reactive infrastructure-oriented flood control measures) was quite effective in helping people address flood risks. Second, the specially designed spurs have been effective in stimulating sedimentation, with natural vegetation, inside the river channel, which could augment rehabilitated embankments for effective flood protection, and would reduce O&M (operation and maintenance) requirement. Third, the specified heavy equipment for the O&M activity was, in some cases, too small for flood protection works and not efficient. Fourth, while flood warning systems using radio communication were proposed and were procured under the project, these were largely obsolete because of the prevalent and more efficient use of mobile telephones in the project area.
Khatlon Province Flood Risk Management Project