About the Department
Water is essential for sustenance of life. It is a limited resource. Water resources of the country are required to be harnessed judiciously to meet the growing requirement of our developing economy. Therefore, development, conservation and management of water resources are crucial.
The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR) is mainly responsible for laying down policy guidelines and programmes for the development, conservation and management of water as a national resource. It is also responsible for an overall national perspective of water planning and coordination in relation to diverse uses of water; water laws and legislations; addressing inter-State and trans-boundary water issues; bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation; and general policy guidelines and programmes for assessment, development and regulation of the country’s water resources. DoWR, RD & GR is also responsible for water quality assessment; rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries and also conservation and abatement of pollution in other rivers.
The Department is also allocated the subjects pertaining to regulation and development of inter-State rivers; implementation of awards of Tribunals; technical guidance, scrutiny, clearance and monitoring of the irrigation, flood control and multi-purpose projects; ground water management; flood proofing; water logging; sea erosion and dam safety.
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- Secretary, DoWR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, chaired a meeting with District Collectors & CEOs Zila Parishad of the districts covered under the Atal Bhujal Yojana.
- Logo-Design Competition for National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) (15 Jan 2024 to 14 February 2024)
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: November, 2023
- Draft proposal for Amendment of Recruitment Rules for the post of Assistant Director (OL), Section Officer, Private Secretary & Junior Hindi Translator in Farakka Barrage Project (FBP)
- Draft proposal for Amendment of Recruitment Rules for the post of Principal, Vice-principal, Post Graduate Teacher, Trained Graduate Teacher, Primary Teacher & Librarian in Farakka Barrage Project
- Draft Proposal for Amendment of RR forAssistant Engineer (Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical) & Junior Engineer (Civil/Mechanical/ Electrical) (Group ‘B’ posts) in Farakka Barrage Project (FBP).
- Guidelines for 5th National Water Awards.
- Appointment to the post of General Manager, Chief Engineer (Level-1) & Chief Engineer (Level-II) in Brahmaputra Board.
- G20 Compendium on the Best Practices in Water Management.
- National Compilation on DYNAMIC GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA 2023.
- State-wise report of 6th Census of Minor Irrigation Schemes (Volume-2).
- All India report of 6th Census of Minor Irrigation Schemes (Volume-1) .
- State-wise report of first Census of Water bodies (Volume-2)
- NATIONAL HYDROLOGY PROJECT- An Introduction to Real-time Hydrological Information System
- NATIONAL HYDROLOGY PROJECT MANUAL ON RAINFALL DATA VALIDATION
- REPORT ON MORE CROP AND INCOME PER DROP OF WATER
- Report of the Palaeochannel Committee
- IIM Study Reports
- Arsenic Hot Spot in Ground Water in India
- Circular for filling up of Two(02) Posts of Assessor (Group A) on Deputation (including short-term contract basis)/Re-employment basis in the Ravi & Beas Waters Tribunal.
- Filling up of the posts of Director, Deputy Director and Assistant Director in the National Dam Safety Authority on deputation basis
- Advertisement for engagement of Young Professionals.
- Filling up of (01)Joint Director in level-12 ,(01)Deputy Director in level-11,(04)Assistant Director in level 10 of the pay matrix in the NWIC on Deputation(including short term contract)basis
- Vacancy circular for appointment on deputation (including short-term contract) basis to the post of Director General in NWDA.
- Vacancy Circular of Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal.
- Vacancy Circular for filling up 06 posts of Mahadayi PRAWAH (Progressive River Authority for Welfare & Harmony), Goa .
- Filling up the post of Senior Joint Commissionner (Agricultural Discipline) in D/o Water Resources, RD & GR on deputation basis .
- Extension of time for receipt of application for one post of Library and Information Officer in Central Water and Power Research Station Pune.
- Vacancy Circular for appointment on deputation (including short-term contract) basis to the post of Member (Civil), NCA, Indore.
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: February, 2024
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: January, 2024
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: November, 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: October, 2023.
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: September 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: August, 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: July, 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: June, 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: May, 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: April, 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: March, 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: February, 2023