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.
Read More- 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.
- Ex-post facto approval of ACC for assigning additional charge of Member Secretary UYRB to Shri B.P. Pandey.
- State-wise report of 6th Census of Minor Irrigation Schemes (Volume-2).
- “All India Workshop for launch of 7th Minor Irrigation Census, 2nd Census of Water Bodies, 1st Census of MMI Projects and 1st Census of Springs was held on 17.08.2023 at SCOPE complex.
- All India report of 6th Census of Minor Irrigation Schemes (Volume-1) .
- Notice and Guidelines for Mass Communication Internship Programme (Last Date 15-Sep-2023)
- Draft Amendment of Recruitment Rules for the post of Assistant Geophysicist Group B (Gazetted) of Central Ground Water Board .
- 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)
- All India report of first Census of Water bodies (Volume-1)
- 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
- filling up of various posts (Group A) on Deputation (including short-term contract basis)/Re-employment basis in the Ravi & Beas Waters Tribunal.
- Re-advertisement of vacancy circular for filling up two (02) Statutory posts of Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati
- Extension of time for receipt of application for the 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 .
- Filling up the post of Superintendent Engineer and Deputy Director/Executive Engineer posts in NWDA on deputation (including short term contract) basis .
- Filling up one post of Principal Private Secretary(PPS) on deputation (including short term contract)/Re-employment basis in the Tribunal KWDT.
- Vacancy circular link for engagement of Consultants at NMCG .
- Vacancy circular document for engagement of Consultants at NMCG .
- Filling up one post of Principal Private Secretary (PPS) on deputation (including short term contract/Re-employment basis in the Tribunal.
- Filling up of Group ‘A’ & ‘c’ posts on deputation basis in Upper Yamuna River Board.
- 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
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: January, 2023
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: December, 2021
- Monthly Summary for the Cabinet: January, 2022