Year End Review: Department Of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry Of Jal Shakti

What is the News?

Department Of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry Of Jal Shakti has taken several initiatives in the year 2021.

Several of them are 

Ken-Betwa River Interlinking Project

Dam Safety Bill (now Act), 2021

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) 

Atal Bhujal Yojana

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project(DRIP)

Central Water Commission: 

It is a technical organization that functions as part of the Ministry of Jal Shakti. They are entrusted with the responsibilities of providing consultation to various state governments on water bodies related issues, coordinating various government schemes for conservation, control, and utilization of water resources.

The Commission also helps state governments in devising and analyzing flood control measures. They undertake flash flood forecasts as well.

National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

National Water Informatics Center(NWIC): It is created as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Jal Shakti in 2018. The center provides timely and reliable water resources data acquisition, storage, collation & management and provides tools for informed decision-making for the management of water resources of the country. 

Minor Irrigation Census: It is conducted under the centrally sponsored scheme “Irrigation Census” with 100% central funding. It is conducted once in five years. It aims to create a sound and reliable database on groundwater and surface water minor irrigation schemes in the country.

Currently, the sixth Minor Irrigation Census with the reference year 2017-18 is under implementation.

Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)

National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)

National Hydrology Project (NHP)

Catch the Rain Campaign

National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG)

Source: This post is based on the article ‘Year End Review: Department Of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry Of Jal Shakti’ published in PIB on 22nd January 2022.