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News: The ₹200-crore MAHA Water Mission was launched to support startups and multidisciplinary consortia in developing high-impact water solutions.
About MAHA Water Mission
- MAHA (Missions for Advancement in High-impact Areas) Water Mission is a national programme that accelerates innovation in the water sector by linking research, technology development, validation, and field deployment.
- Nodal Ministry: The Ministry of Jal Shakti is the nodal ministry for the mission.
- Organisations involved:
- Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF): It expands research funding opportunities and supports mission-oriented innovation.
- Department of Space/ISRO: It contributes satellite technologies and geospatial applications for water resource mapping and assessment.
- Objectives: The mission aims to support innovations from laboratory research to field deployment and generate scalable and localised solutions for long-term water security.
- Funding: The mission has a projected outlay of ₹200 crore over five years, jointly contributed by ANRF and the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- Target beneficiaries: The programme supports universities, national laboratories, research organisations, startups, MSMEs, and industry partners.
- Support: Selected multidisciplinary consortia can receive up to ₹20 crore for technology development, field assessment, validation, and deployment.
- Focus Areas:
- Water Resource Assessment and Sustainable Management: It promotes sustainable management of water resources.
- Drinking Water: It supports solutions related to drinking water.
- Water Quality and Ecological Health: It focuses on improving water quality and ecological health.
- Water Use Efficiency and Circular Economy: It encourages efficient water use and circular economy practices.
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation: It supports solutions for climate resilience and adaptation.
