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    Status of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with foreign countries in Water Sector

    Sl. No. Name of Country Date of signing Areas of cooperation
    1. Australia

    Date of signing: 20.05.2020
    • Institutional framework, including improving coordination;
    • Integrated water resources management;
    • Stream flow forecasting
    • Water use efficiency;
    • Water quality management and environmental protection; and
      Climate change mitigation and adaptation
    • Integrate My-Well App with NWIC
    • Aus-India Water Security Initiative
    • India Young Professional Program
    • Water Policy and Technical Exchanges
    • Water Accounting in Practice Application Training.
    2. Denmark

    Date of signing: 12.09.2022
    • Water resources development and management; rural water supply; and sewage/wastewater treatment.
    • Digitalisation and ease of information access
    • Integrated and smart water resources development and management;
    • Aquifer mapping, groundwater modelling, monitoring and recharge;
    • Efficient and sustainable water supply at household level, including reduction of non-revenue water and energy consumption;
    • River and water body rejuvenation to enhance liveability, resilience and economic development;
    • Water quality monitoring and management;
    • Sewage/wastewater treatment
    • Climate change mitigation and adaptation, including nature-based solutions.
    • River centric urban planning including urban flood management
    • Nature based liquid waste abatement measures for peri-urban and rural area.
    • Smart Laboratory for Clean Rivers (SLCR) in Varanasi
    • Centre of Excellence for Smart Water Resources Management (CoESWaRM) in New Delhi
    3. European Union Date of signing: 07.10.2016
    • Exchange views on regulatory approaches, including procurement, governance, best practices, business solutions and research
    • Continue technical exchange on water issues, including on integrated water resource management plans within river basins, and through study visits to the EU and European experts, missions to India.
    • Jointly organize lndo-European Water Forum events at regular intervals to discuss and share views on water-related matters of common interest.
    • Support the implementation of the Ganga Rejuvenation initiative of the Indian Government, in particular through quick- win business solutions based on EU best practices.
    • India-EU Water Initiative (IEWI).
    4. Hungary

    Date of signing: 16.10.2016
    • Modelling and Management of Karst Aquifers
    • To review Aquifer Management Practices in India and Hungary
    • Comprehensive modelling for Water resources planning in Ghod Sub-basin of river Bhima, MaharashtraWater Quality Modelling for Rejuvenation of Polluted Urban Rivers
    5. Israel

    Date of signing: 11.11.2016
    • Centre of Water Technology (CoWT) in Greater Noida.
    • Techniques in the efficient use of Water Resources.
    • Recycling/Re-use of Waste Water.
    • Desalination
    • Aquifer recharge
    • In-situ water conservation techniques & Water Management
    6. Japan (MoC on Water Resources)

    Date of signing: 11.12.2019
    • Urban Flood Management
    • Storm Water Management
    • Ground Water Management
    • Water use efficiency of irrigation projects
    • 3L (Low cost, Long life, Localized) Water Level Gauge
    • River Basin management
    7. Japan (MoC on DDWM)

    Date of signing: 19.03.2022
    • Strengthen, facilitate and develop capacity of Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Management (DDWM).
    • Effective reuse of treated wastewater
    8. Morocco Date of signing: 14.12.2017
    • Siltation and Sediment management in reservoirs.
    • Enhancement of water use efficiency in farm applications.
    • Irrigation management transfer to the farmers.
    • Integrated management of water resources at the basin level.
    • PPP model for desalination and irrigation.
    • Flood and drought management plans.
    • Resilience to Climate change impacts and extreme phenomena management.
    • Artificial weather modifications.
    • Ground water resources management.
    • Harvesting of Water
    9. Netherlands Date of signing: 29.03.2022
    • River Basin Management
    • Planning/Integrated Water Resources

      Management

    • Pollution abatement for rivers including River Ganga
    • Decision Support Systems (data gathering,
      applications of Remote Sensing & GIS in
      Hydrology and Water Resources)
    • Delta management – water safety including Flood Management along rivers, deltas and coasts
      Promoting water management, water quality issues and waste water recycling and re-use through innovative concession arrangements.
    10. United States Date of signing: 17.12.2019
    • Collaborating in developing Integrated Hydrological Modelling tools.
    • Modern Irrigation management using low cost & water efficient technologies.
    • Stream Channel morphology erosion processes & geomorphology ecological flows.
    • Aquifer Mapping in 2D/3D, Aquifer Response Modelling, Aquifer Management, Coastal Aquifer Management.
    • Capacity building and technology transfer.