Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Agency overview | |
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Formed | September 1985 |
Preceding agencies |
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Dissolved | May 2019[1] |
Superseding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | Ministry of Water Resources, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi |
Annual budget | US$243,134,089[2] |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Website | mowr |
The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation was the apex body for formulation and administration of rules and regulations relating to the development and regulation of the water resources in India. The Ministry was formed in January 1985 following the bifurcation of the then Ministry of Irrigation and Power, when the Department of Irrigation was re-constituted as the Ministry of Water Resources. In July 2014, the Ministry was renamed to “Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation”, making it the National Ganga River Basin Authority for conservation, development, management, and abatement of pollution in the river Ganges and its tributaries.[3] In May 2019, this ministry was merged with Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Organisations[edit]
- Bansagar Control Board
- Betwa River Board
- Brahmaputra Board
- Central Ground Water Board[4]
- Central Soil and Materials Research Station[5]
- Central Water and Power Research Station
- Central Water Commission[6]
- Farakka Barrage Project
- Ganga Flood Control Commission
- Narmada Control Authority
- National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee[7]
- National Projects Construction Corporation Limited
- National Water Development Agency
- North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM)[8]
- Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee
- Tungabhadra Board
- Upper Yamuna River Board
- WAPCOS Limited
CGWA[edit]
Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), created in 1970 under sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 under the Ministry of Water Resources of India, for regulation of ground water development to ensure long-term sustainability. It is responsible for "providing scientific inputs for management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation and regulation of ground water resources of the country." It is a multi-disciplinary scientific entity comprising Hydrologists, Hydrometeorologists, Hydrogeologists, Geophysicists, Chemists, and Engineers. It is headquartered at NH-19 (old NH-4) in Faridabad in Haryana.[9]
It has following 4 wings:[9]
- Sustainable Management & Liaison (SML)
- Survey, Assessment & Monitoring (SAM)
- Exploratory Drilling & Materials Management (ED&MM)
- Water Quality & Training and Technology Transfer (WQ&TT)
Ministers[edit]
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political Party | Prime Minister | ||||
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Ministry of Water Resources | ||||||||
1 | B. Shankaranand | 25 September 1985 | 22 August 1987 | 1 year, 331 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
2 | Rajiv Gandhi | 22 August 1987 | 10 November 1987 | 80 days | ||||
3 | Ram Niwas Mirdha (Independent Charge) |
10 November 1987 | 14 February 1988 | 96 days | ||||
4 | Dinesh Singh | File:Raja dinesh singh.jpg | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | 132 days | |||
(1) | B. Shankaranand | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | 1 year, 9 days | ||||
5 | M. M. Jacob (Independent Charge) |
4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | 151 days | ||||
6 | Manubhai Kotadia (Independent Charge) |
6 December 1989 | 5 November 1990 | 334 days | Janata Dal | V. P. Singh | ||
21 November 1990 | 26 April 1991 | 156 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | ||||
7 | Chandra Shekhar | 26 April 1991 | 21 June 1991 | 56 days | ||||
8 | Vidya Charan Shukla | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1996 | 4 years, 210 days | Indian National Congress | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
9 | A. R. Antulay | 17 January 1996 | 16 May 1996 | 120 days | ||||
10 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
11 | I. K. Gujral | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | H. D. Deve Gowda | ||
12 | Janeshwar Mishra | 29 June 1996 | 9 June 1997 | 345 days | Samajwadi Party | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral | ||
13 | Sis Ram Ola (Independent Charge) |
9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | I. K. Gujral | ||
(10) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
14 | Pramod Mahajan | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 40 days | ||||
15 | C.P. Thakur | 22 November 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 187 days | ||||
16 | Arjun Charan Sethi | 27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | Biju Janata Dal | |||
17 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (Independent Charge) |
23 May 2004 | 18 November 2005 | 1 year, 179 days | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) |
Manmohan Singh | ||
18 | Santosh Mohan Dev (Independent Charge) |
18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | 72 days | ||||
19 | Saifuddin Soz | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 3 years, 113 days | ||||
20 | Meira Kumar | 28 May 2009 | 31 May 2009 | 3 days | ||||
21 | Manmohan Singh | 31 May 2009 | 14 June 2009 | 14 days | ||||
22 | Pawan Kumar Bansal | 14 June 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 219 days | ||||
23 | Salman Khurshid | 19 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 | 174 days | ||||
(22) | Pawan Kumar Bansal | 12 July 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 108 days | ||||
24 | Harish Rawat | 28 October 2012 | 1 February 2014 | 1 year, 96 days | ||||
25 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 1 February 2014 | 26 May 2014 | 114 days | ||||
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvention | ||||||||
26 | Uma Bharati | 26 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 | 3 years, 100 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narendra Modi | ||
27 | Nitin Gadkari | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | ||||
Ministry of Jal Shakti | ||||||||
28 | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | 30 May 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 158 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narendra Modi |
Projects[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Govt forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries". Business Standard. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ↑ "Budget turns spotlight on railways, roads". Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. "Organizational history of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation". Website of MoWRRDGR. Government of India. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, RD &GR Government of India". Cgwb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "Home Page: Central Soil and Materials Research Station". Csmrs.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "Central Water Commission - An apex organization in water resources development in India". Cwc.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India". Nihroorkee.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "Welcome to NERIWALM, INDIA". Neriwalm.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Central Ground Water Authority info, cgwb.gov.in, accessed 20 July 2021.
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