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 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
CGWA
Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), created in 1970 under sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 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)