(The Gist of PIB) Management of Ground Water [FEBRUARY-2019]

Management of Ground Water

• Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has been entrusted with the responsibilities of developing and disseminating technologies, monitoring national policies for the scientific and sustainable development and management of India’s ground water resources.
• CGWB periodically takes up various studies which include groundwater management studies, exploratory drilling programmes, monitoring groundwater level and water quality through a network of groundwater observation wells etc and the result collected is shared with the concerned States for taking up suitable ground water specific interventions.

Concerns for groundwater management

• The National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM) was initiated as a part of the Ground Water Management and Regulation scheme to delineate and characterize the aquifers to develop plans for ground water management.
• Aquifer maps and management plans are being regularly shared with State Governments through the State Ground Water Coordination Committees, chaired by the concerned Principal Secretaries of the respective States and also with the respective District Authorities for their suitable ground water specific demand side and supply side interventions.
• To facilitate participation at grassroots levels, public interaction programmes (PIP) are being regularly organized by the CGWB in which aquifer maps and management plans are discussed in detail.

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