emergency manager31 January 2018

Single ground water database for India

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< p style=box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: font-variant-caps: font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: widows: word-spacing: -webkit-text-stroke-width: background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;>Modernization of the water resources data collection and monitoring infrastructure is one of the key objectives of the on-going pan India National Hydrology Project being implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR with the World Bank assistance. < p style=box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: font-variant-caps: font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: widows: word-spacing: -webkit-text-stroke-width: background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: text-align: justify;>Currently, Central Ground Water Board is generating/collecting data relating to ground water level, quality, resource and litholog borewell, which is available on a web based Water Resources Information System (WRIS) (www.india-wris-nrsc.gov.in) developed by MoWR, RD & GR, in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India. Further, State Governments are also collecting the data pertaining to ground water resources. < p style=box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: font-variant-caps: font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: widows: word-spacing: -webkit-text-stroke-width: background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: text-align: justify;> This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.