CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD

Infrastructure  Development

Under MOWR Infrastructure Scheme two activities have been taken up:

1. Acquisition of land and construction of buildings for offices of CGWB

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2. Information Technology Plan

Information Technology (IT) Plan is proposed to  implement  the  minimum agenda for e-Governance and  the decisions of the Government of India  on the recommendations of Expert Group  for promoting computerization of  the information on Personal   &  Citizen Services.   The proliferation  in technologies such as Internet, along with powerful data mining tools would enable Board to revolutionize IT support for the activities of   governance and   management.    Considering the multifarious activities of CGWB, the use of  IT is very little, the basic functioning., administrative set-up &  management is still rudimentary.  It is proposed to create a  web-based environment that would translate the capabilities of  the Internet into e-Governance. Many operational and administrative processes such as  drilling operations,  Inventory management, human  resources , procurement, financial management, administrative processes, etc  would be automated through  standarised web-enabled applications, which would enable self servicing of many functions. 

            At  present most of the  processes   are manual.  Though Personal Computers, LAN  and  Internet   have been provided   at  Central Head Quarters Office, Regional, Divisional and Unit Offices, but the use of IT is either limited to World Processing/ Spread-Sheets or small independent databases/ applications. The lack of linkage between different processes is  limiting the use of  IT. It is therefore, proposed  to established a system of unified  interlinked databases using  Internet and Warehousing Technologies/ tools and applications.  A unified/ standardized  web based environment  would translate the capabilities of the IT into e-Governance.   Unified/ Consolidated and centralized  databases along with associated applications would realize the concept of the “less-paper” office. Easy  access to information would facilitate collaborative processing and team-work 

The IT Plan is proposed to be  implemented through NIC as a “Collaborative  Project’.  On the advise of NIC, a Pilot Ground  Water Management System is proposed to be developed  so as to carry out pilot study on the recommendations of  the Planning Commission Report of the Expert Group on “Ground Water Management and Ownership”

Following activities are proosed under IT PLAN:

1. Procurement of Hardware,   Software, Networking Equipment & Peripherals
2. Development of web-enabled  unified Administrative and financial Management System
3. Development of web-enabled Drilling Operations Management System
4. Development of  web-enabled unified Material Management System
5. Development of National Ground Water Information System- Citizen Interface
6. Development of  Pilot Ground Water Management System.
7. Training/ Workshop/ Seminar