- Source: Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation was the apex body for formulation and administration of rules and regulations relating to the development and regulation of the water resources in India. The Ministry was formed in January 1985 following the bifurcation of the then Ministry of Irrigation and Power, when the Department of Irrigation was re-constituted as the Ministry of Water Resources. In July 2014, the Ministry was renamed to “Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation”, making it the National Ganga River Basin Authority for conservation, development, management, and abatement of pollution in the river Ganges and its tributaries. In May 2019, this ministry was merged with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Organisations
Bansagar Control Board
Betwa River Board
Brahmaputra Board
Central Ground Water Board
Central Soil and Materials Research Station
Central Water and Power Research Station
Central Water Commission
Farakka Barrage Project
Ganga Flood Control Commission
Narmada Control Authority
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
National Projects Construction Corporation Limited
National Water Development Agency
North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM)
Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee
Tungabhadra Board
Upper Yamuna River Board
WAPCOS Limited
CGWB
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), created in 1970 under the Ministry of Water Resources of India, for regulation of ground water development to ensure long-term sustainability. It is responsible for "providing scientific inputs for management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation and regulation of ground water resources of the country." It is a multi-disciplinary scientific entity comprising Hydrologists, Hydrometeorologists, Hydrogeologists, Geophysicists, Chemists, and Engineers. It is headquartered at NH-19 (old NH-4) in Faridabad in Haryana.
It has following 4 wings:
Sustainable Management & Liaison (SML)
Survey, Assessment & Monitoring (SAM)
Exploratory Drilling & Materials Management (ED&MM)
Water Quality & Training and Technology Transfer (WQ&TT)
Cabinet Ministers
Note: MoS (I/C) – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Ministers of State
Deputy Ministers
Projects
Indian Rivers Inter-link
References
External links
Ministry website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
- Ministry of Jal Shakti
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Pollution of the Ganges
- Water scarcity in India
- Satya Pal Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)
- Nitin Gadkari
- Uma Bharti
- Sanjeev Balyan
- Santosh Gangwar