ANNUAL REPORT 2019 - 2020
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Year of Issue |
2021 |
Number of Authors |
5 |
Name of Authors |
Dr. Rakesh Singh, Sh. S. N. Dwivedi, Ms Shilpi Gupta, Ms Ankita Bhattacharya, Dr. M. Senthil Kumar |
Keywords |
Annual Report, CGWB, Parliament Cell, NAQUIM, NISC, Aquifer Rejuvenation, Micro Level Aquifer Management, Ground Water Exploration |
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Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, is the National Apex Organisation entrusted with the responsibilities of providing scientific inputs for management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation and regulation of ground water resources of the country. Central Ground Water Board was established in 1970 by renaming the Exploratory Tube wells Organization (ETO) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Later, it was merged with the Ground Water Wing of the Geological Survey of India in Year 1972. The Board carries out its activities through 18 Regional Offices, 17 Divisional offices and 10 State Unit offices located in States/UTs. The mandate of Central Ground Water Board is to "Develop and disseminate technologies, monitor and implement national policies for scientific and sustainable development and management of India's ground water resources including groundwater exploration, assessment, conservation, augmentation, protection from pollution and distribution based on principles of economic and ecological efficiency and equity”.