Union Jal Shakti Minister Chairs 14th HPRB Meeting of Brahmaputra Board in Guwahati

• High-Powered Review Board (HPRB) is the apex review body of the Brahmaputra Board, a statutory body under the Ministry of Jal Shakti for flood, erosion and water-resource management in the Brahmaputra & Barak basins.
• The 14th HPRB meeting (19 May 2026, Guwahati) also doubled as the launch platform for the State Water Reforms Framework, linking river-basin governance with broader state-level water reforms.
• Examinable angles: statutory basis (Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980), institutional architecture for trans-state North-East water management, and India's federal water-reforms push.