*New Delhi: *The Government of India will implement a new scheme 'Ground
Water Management and Regulation' with an outlay of Rs 460 crore to
strengthen ground water resource management system.
It will also help in delineating ground water development worthy areas and
developing area specific artificial recharge and rain water harvesting
techniques.
The scheme will help in development of web enabled ground water information
services (WEGWIS), capacity building of scientists, planners and other
stakeholders and strengthening of coordination and synergy amongst all other
stakeholders.
The proposed activities under the scheme during Eleventh Plan include ground
water management studies over 7.5 lakh square km area, exploration of new
aquifer areas through drilling of 4,000 wells and monitoring of ground water
levels and quality from country-wide network of 15,500 observation wells.
It also include carrying out of about 1,500 water supply investigations for
Defence, urban and other organisations, carrying out of 75 demonstrative
artificial recharge and rain water harvesting studies in different states,
besides regulating ground water development and management in critical areas
and the preparation of reports and maps on the availability of ground water
by district and states.
The existing schemes on 'Ground Water Survey, Exploration and
Investigation' , Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) and 'Studies of
Recharge to Ground Water' through Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) till
Tenth Plan have been integrated as one scheme 'Ground Water Management and
Regulation'.
CGWB has been given mandate to develop and disseminate technologies and
monitor and implement national policies, for the scientific and sustainable
development and management of ground water resources in the country.
It also looks after the exploration, assessment, conservation, augmentation
and protection from pollution and distribution based on principles of
economic and ecological efficiency and equity.
The new scheme would help in framing strategies for planned development and
management of ground water including operationalisation of area specific
techniques and regulation and control of development and management of
ground water.
Besides, it will conduct R&D studies including upgradation of technological
capabilities and infrastructural base of the CGWB.
Under the scheme, transfer of knowledge, education and awareness and
increasing coordination with central and state government organisations for
sustained management of ground water resources would be facilitated.
*-iGovernment Bureau*
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