Water Resources

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the ‘Smart Water Distribution Monitoring’ web interface through which people can check the status of drinking water in the water tanks nearby. Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner G. Veerapandian, who met the Chief Minister on this occasion, explained to him about the Supervisory Control and ...

There are several Major and Minor irrigation  programmes in India which are about to complete. These projects are funded by Planning Commision of India. To Accelerate the completion of the project, important guidelines are issued to finish this project. Objective: To complete the Accelerate Irrigation Programmes. Eligibility: Irrigation Programmes which ...

Punjab must share water with Haryana, the Supreme Court ruled, terming “unconstitutional” a law the state passed in 2004 to end all its water agreements with neighbouring states. The verdict, 12 years after a presidential reference to the court, has sharply escalated politics in Punjab ahead of polls next year. ...

Come Lets Join Hands for the Next Water Revolution Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan has been launched in Rajasthan with the vision to ensure effective implementation of water harvesting and water conservation related activities in the rural areas using a holistic approach, informed by the values of leadership, moral responsibility, ...

This policy was approved by the State Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in Jaipur making Rajasthan the first Indian State to have its own Sewerage Waste policy. Objectives To ensure 100 percent sanitized cities. To improve water supply service focusing on customer satisfaction, coverage, frequency and reliability. ...

Providing safe drinking water at affordable cost and in adequate quantity using appropriate Science and Technology interventions evolved through indigenous efforts. Since quality is the main consideration of safe drinking water, processes which imply nano-material and filtration technologies have been focused. Objective: Capacity building of research professionals and water managers. ...

Department of land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, GoI, has scheme for drought prone areas of the country to minimise the effects of loss from natural calamities in these areas. This programme aims at developing watersheds in drought prone areas. Objectives To minimise the adverse effects of drought on production ...

The Ministry of Rural Development has issued this scheme for Watershed Projects. We know many times rain water and other water resources get wasted without its proper use. Therefore Haiyali sceme is initiated to make proper use of this resources in rural areas. To make livelihood better and to promote ...

Clean and renewable power can be generated from rivers, streams and canals through small, mini and micro hydro electricity projects and there are lots of water bodies in Gujarat. Therefore Gujarat Govt. has introduced “Gujarat Small Hydel Policy” to promote, support, facilitate and incentivize investments in small hydel projects in ...

News: The government is considering linking Sarada river, originating from Nepal, with Gujarat after it traverses through six states, will benefit north and northwestern states of the country, including Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inked three agreements, including one on the 5,600 MW Pancheshwar multipurpose project that will pave the way to start the stalled project. ...