TableofContents

1. MinistryofWaterResources,RiverDevelopment&GangaRejuvenation...........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 PolicyandPlanning...................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 NationalMissionforCleanGanga(NMCG)...............................................................................................................................................................................2
1.3 Economic...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
1.4 Indus..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
1.5 MinorIrrigation(Stat)...............................................................................................................................................................................................................6
1.6 R&DProgramme.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
1.7 StateProjects..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
1.8 PeninsularRivers.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
1.9 Ganga......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
1.10 NationalWaterMission..........................................................................................................................................................................................................16
2. CentralWaterCommission..................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
3. CentralGroundWaterBoard...............................................................................................................................................................................................................22
4. NationalWaterDevelopmentAgency.................................................................................................................................................................................................30
5. BansagarControlBoard.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
6. BrahmaputraBoard.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................37
7. CentralSoilandMaterialsResearchStation........................................................................................................................................................................................38
8. FarakkaBarrageProject.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................40
9. GangaFloodControlCommission,Patna............................................................................................................................................................................................41
10. NationalInstituteofHydrology,Roorkee............................................................................................................................................................................................42

11. SardarSarovarConstructionAdvisoryCommittee(SSCAC)................................................................................................................................................................46
12. UpperYamunaRiverBoard.................................................................................................................................................................................................................47
13. CentralWaterandPowerResearchStation........................................................................................................................................................................................48
14. NationalProjectsConstructionCorporationLimited..........................................................................................................................................................................51
15. WAPCOSLtd.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
16. PolavaramProjectAuthority...............................................................................................................................................................................................................53

 1. MinistryofWaterResources,RiverDevelopment&GangaRejuvenation

1.1 PolicyandPlanning
MajorActivities MajorAchievements
Holding Meetings of The6thmeetingsofNationalWaterResources
NationalWaterResources Council(NWRS)washeldundertheChairmanshipofHonblePrimeMinisterandwithparticipationofChiefMinisters
Council(NWRS) fromStates/UTson28.12.2012.InthesaidmeetingtheNationalWaterPolicy,2012wasadopted.

Formulation of National NationalWaterPolicy,2002wasreviewedandafterwideconsultationswithdifferentstakeholders,theNationalWater
WaterPolicy Policy,2012hasbeenfinalizedinDecember,2012.
General Policy issues 1. TheDraftNationalWaterFrameworkLawhasbeenprepared.
concerningthisMinistry. 2. HydrologicalDataDisseminationPolicy,2013hasbeenformulated.
Stakeholders Conference on The 14th Conference of Irrigation Ministers was convened on 3rd October, 2012. In the said conference, it was
policy issues including unanimously decided to set up a National Forum of Water Resources/ Irrigation Ministries of States. Accordingly, a
Irrigation Ministers National Forum of Water Resources/ Irrigation Ministries of States has been set up in December, 2012 and its first
Conference meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Honble Minister (Irrigation & Water Resources) Government of
Rajasthanon29.05.2013.

AthreedayConferenceonJalManthanwasorganizedfrom2022November,2014inVigyanBhawan,NewDelhi.
ThefirstdayoftheConferencewasdevotedfordeliberationsofthethreeflagshipschemesbeingimplementedbythis
Ministry viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water
Bodies and Flood Management Programme (FMP). New proposals, such as, Incentivizing States for Water Sector
Reforms,IndiaWaterResourcesInformationSystem(IndiaWRIS)andHydrologyProjectIIIwerealsointroduced.The
StateGovernmentshighlighted theirconcernsandimpediments beingfacedbythemineffectiveimplementationof
theseschemes.
TheseconddayoftheConferencewasdevotedtodeliberateonvariousaspectsofinterlinkingofRiverProgramme.
Onthethirdday,deliberationswereheldonbroaderissuesofwaterconservationandmanagementwithcivilsocieties,
nongovernmentalorganizationsandwaterusercommunities.Thefocuswasonwatersecurity;Humanefacetowater
resourcesprojects;farmwatermanagementandRejuvenationofwaterbodies.

1.2 NationalMissionforCleanGanga(NMCG)

Majoractivities
ConservationoftheRiverGanga,
Yamuna&othertributaries
Pollutionabatement
Treatmentplansforboth
domestic&industrial
wastewater.
Insitutreatmentofdrains
Ruralsanitationinthe
urban&ruralareasinthe
Gangariverbasin.
Afforestationintheriver
basin.
Aquaticlifeconservation.
EnvironmentalFlow
RiverWaterquality
Communication&public
participation.
GangaKnowledgeCentre.
MajorAchievements
9 76Projectsapprovedatthe costofRs. 4974.79forcreatingtreatmentcapacityof678.23MLD&Sewer
networkof2546Kms.
9 Alreadytreatmentcapacityof123MLD&572Kmsofsewernetworkhasbeencreatedatthe
expenditureofRs.1000.07Cr.
9 IntegratedGangaConservationMissionNamaiGanageprogramwithabudgetsupportofRs.2037Cr
&Rs.100CrforGhatdevelopmentin201415.
9 Identificationof764Grosslypollutingindustriesthroughpollutionassessmentandinventorization
Scheme(PAIS).
9 Timeboundactionplanforonlinecontinuousmonitoringsystemby31stMarch2015.
9 StrategiestoadoptZeroLiquidDischargeforselectedindustries.
9 GangaKnowledgeCentrehasbeensetupatNMCG.
9 IndianInstitutueofPublicAdministrationhasbeenengagedforcollectingthelegacydataonriverGanga.
9 Colloborationswithnationalinternationalinstitutionsforknowledgesharingandtechnicalcooperation.
9 Consortiumof7IITsengagedinthepreaprationofGangarIverBasinManagementPlan.36Thematic
reportshavebeensubmitted.Finalreportisexpectedsoon.
9 NationallevelstakeholderdialogueGangaManthanheldinJuly2014.
9 Nationallevelmeetingwithindustrialassociations&representatives.
9 StrategiccommunicationplandevelopedinassociationwithJohnHopkinsUniversity.
9 CleanGangaFundhasbeensetuptoencouragepublicparticipation&contribution.
Wayforward:
9 GISmappingofthebasin.
9 Survey&threatassessmentofGangeticriverDolphin.
9 Restorationofkeystonebioticspecies.
9 CreationofSTPsin118townsthroughMoUD.
9 14townsintheriverbasintohavefulltreatmentcapacity.
9 RealtimeeffluentmonitoringforGrosslypollutingindustries.
9 Realtimewaterqualitymonitoring.
9 Revivalofbiosanctuaries.
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 9 Afforestationofnative&medicinalplants.
9 GangaTaskforce&GangaVahini.
9 CommonEffluenttreatmentplantatKanpur.
9 Groundwaterrecharge&waterconservationefforts.
9 AchievingZeroLiquidDischarge(ZLD)inselectedindustries.
9 Conservationofwetlands&floodplains.
9 ResearchonspecialpropertiesofGangawater.
9 26RiverFrontDevelopment(RFD)projectscovering223smallghats.
9 PPPmodelforprojects.
9 Assessment&controlofnonpointsourceofpollution.
9 Pilgrimspotsdevelopment.

1.3 Economic
MajorActivities MajorAchievements
(i) Economic Wing deals with matters relating to projects/ programmes (i) At present, there are 15 ongoing externally funded projects being
with external assistance, collaboration / bilateral agreement / implemented in different States with the assistance of World Bank,
cooperation with other countries in the field of water resources Asian Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation
including signing of memorandum of understanding, capacity building agency.
andtraining.ItalsodealswithmattersrelatingtoparticipationofIndian (ii) 10MOUshavebeenenteredintobytheMinistrywithothercountries
delegation in International conferences, workshops and trainings in onbilateralcooperationonwatersector.
Indiaandaboardonissuesconcerningwatersector.

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1.4 Indus
MajorActivities MajorAchievements
1. INDUSWATERSTREATYMATTERS I. TodiscussPakistansobjectionsonvarioushydroelectricprojects
I. ToursofIndusbasintoascertaindevelopments/facts. ofIndiainIndusbasin,theCommissionheldonemeetingatLahore
II. Meetingatleastonceayear,alsowheneitherCommissioner duringAugust2427,2014.
requests. II. TwotoursofPermanentIndusCommissiontohydroelectric
III. Supplyofdailyriverflowdataeverymonth(India280sites;Pak. projectsinIndusbasininIndiawereheldbetween22ndto28thMay
345) 2014and20thto25thSeptember,2014.
IV. SupplyofannualTehsilwiseIrrigatedCropAreaonWestern III. InfulfillmentoftherequirementofIndusWatertreatythedaily
RiversbyIndia G&Ddataofhydrologicalsitesonsixbasins,TheIndus,TheJhelum,The
V. SupplyofinformationofeverynewHEP/storageprojecttoPak. Chenab,TheRavi,TheBeasandTheSutlejofIndussystemwassentto
VI. ExamineandreplyPakistansobjections Pakistaneverymonth.
VII. AdvancefloodmessagestoPak.duringmonsoon(July1sttoOct IV. IrrigatedCroppedAreastatisticsfortheyear20132014forthe
10th) Induswassenton27November2014asperprovisionsoftheTreaty.
2. INTERSTATEISSUESRELATEDTOINDUSBASIN V. FloodflowdataforagreedsitesontheriverRavi,SutlejTawiand
ChenabwasalsocommunicatedbyIndiatoPakistanfortheirbenefit
throughtelephoneduring1stJulyto10thOctober,2014toundertake
advancefloodreliefmeasures

1.5 MinorIrrigation(Stat)
MajorActivities Majorachievements

Conduct of5th MinorIrrigation(MI)Censusduring the12thPlan 1.Six Regional Training Workshops for the six regions, namely Northern,
Periodwhichinvolvesthefollowingactivities: Southern, NorthEastern, Eastern, Western and Central regions have been
1.ReleaseofCentralgrantbytheCentre. organized at Chandigarh (2021 August), Chennai (2728 August), Gangtok (78
2.OrganizingtheAllIndiaTrainingWorkshop May), Kolkata(3031 July), Goa(89th Sept.) and Lucknow (1516 Sept.)
3.OrganizingtheRegionalTrainingWorkshops respectively. Detailed training on schedules/ manualsetc.of 5th Minor Irrigation
4.PrintingofschedulesandguidelinesbyStates/UTs. CensuswasimpartedtoofficialsfromStates/UTsintheseworkshopsbyofficers
5.State/DistrictTrainingprogrammestobeorganisedbyStates ofthisMinistry.
6.Mainfieldwork&scrutinybyStates

7.DataEntry&validationbyStates 2.14States havealreadyconductedStatelevelworkshopsinwhichdistrictlevel

8.SubmissionofvalidateddataCDstotheCentre,validationby officials were imparted training. Field work is expected to take 67 months.
NICandtabulation AccordinglysubsequentstagesofworkwillalsobetakenupbytheStates/UTs
9.ReportdraftingandPublicationattheCentralLevel
inthenextfinancialyear.

3.CentralGrantsfor5thMICensusreleasedto21Statesupto30.11.2014.

1.6 R&DProgramme
Nameofthe
MajorActivities MajorAchievements
Organization/Wing
(a) Central Water and Major activity of CWPRS is the project specific On an average about 250 site specific studies are in progress at the
Power Research applied research supported by necessary basic research Station. Some of the important studies are as follows:
Station, research in three major sectors, viz. water
Khadakwasla, resources, power, and coastal engineering. River Engineering: Important model studies carried out under
(CWPRS) Pune - Physical and mathematical model studies of discipline are assessment of the flow conditions near proposed
411024 projects coupled with field and laboratory Sardar Patel Statute in River Narmada,Gujarat; Optimization of the
experiments in the seven major areas as follows flood protection measures for Chhounchh Khad, Himachal Pradesh;
: Assessing the maximum scour around bridge pier for proposed
River Engineering metro rail bridge across river Yamuna downstream of Okhla
River and Reservoir Systems barrage, New Delhi.
Modelling
Reservoir and Reservoir Systems Modelling: Some important
Reservoir and Appurtenant
Structures studies conducted include : prediction of flood levels along rivers
Godavari and Nasardi in Nashik city, Maharashtra to suggest
Coastal and Offshore Engineering suitable flood control measures. An important contribution is the
Foundation and Structures development of mathematical model code for flood forecasting of
Kol dam with model operation to suit the real time flood warning
Applied Earth Sciences
operation.
Instrumentation, Calibration and
Testing Facilities. Reservoir & Appurtenant Structures:
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 Measurement of hydrodynamic forces and pressures on stilling basin

and spillway surface, for Siang Lower Dam Spillway (Arunachal
Pradesh).

Coastal & Offshore Engineering:

Comprehensive hydraulic studies were carried out to evolve the
layout and the design of cross sections of the breakwaters for the
ports at Katem Baina and Sancoale in Goa, Muthalapozhy in
Kerala,Kashid and Jeevana in Maharashtra, and Hejamadi Kodi in
Karnataka.

Foundation & Structures:

Important studies are: 3D FEM analysis for Garudeshwar weir
which helped the project authorities in taking necessary
strengthening measures in the form of steel reinforcement around
the opening. Studies were also carried out for Repairs to stilling
basin of Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujarat, Thermal Analysis of Backing
Concrete in Mullaperiyar Dam and Determination of geo-textile
properties of geobags for Water Resources Department, Bihar.

Applied Earth Sciences: Major studies conducted include

Estimation of site-specific design earthquake ground motions for
Lower ORR Dam (Madhya Pradesh), Dagmara (Bihar), Teesta
Intermediate and Low Dam I and II Combined (West Bengal) and
Katni (Madhya Pradesh).

Instrumentation, Calibration and Testing Facilities: Some

important studies conducted during the year include: Hydrographic
Survey of Bakareshwar Reservoir, Birbhum, West Bengal using
Integrated Bathymetry System, Performance Tests on 3 Units of
35 MW Francis Turbine of Loktak Hydro Electric Projects,

 Manipur and Analysis for Water Hammer Control Device on

rising main of Satrapur Lift Irrigation Scheme, Maharashtra.
Calibration of around 983 different types of current meters was
carried out for discharge measurements by organizations like
Central Water Commission (CWC).
(b)Central Soil and Major activities of the CSMRS are as follows:
Material research (i) Investigation & Consultancy Projects taken up for investigations during 2009-14= 168 No
station, (CSMRS), Project Reports prepared during 2009-14 =370 No
New Delhi Technical Examination of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) = 109 No
(ii) Research Publication of Research Papers during 2009-14=200 No
Self sponsored research reports prepared during 2009-14 =8 No
(iii) Dissemination of Information Publication of Monographs during 2009-14= 6 No
(v)Training Seminars/Workshops/Conferences/Training Conducted= 54

(c)National Institute of Major activities of NIH are as follows: (i) Regionalfloodformulaeforsmallcatchments

Hydrology (NIH), Research and Development Operationofmultipurposeandmultireservoirsystems
Roorkee RiverBankFiltrationProcessesanditstechnique
Skimmingwelltechnologyforpumpinginfreshsalineaquifers
DambreakfloodanalysisforsomeofthemajordamsinIndia
Groundwaterrechargeandirrigationreturnflow
Coastalaquiferdevelopmentandmanagement
Managedaquiferrechargeforgroundwateraugmentationandrecovery
Naturaltreatmenttechniqueofwaterthroughbankfiltrationfor
sustainablewatersupply(SaphPani)
Integratedhydrologicalstudyforsustainabledevelopmentofhilly
watershedsinLesserHimalayas.
StandardsdevelopmentfortheBureauofIndianStandards
Areadrainageandhydrogeologicalstudiesforthermal/nuclearpower
plants
Environmentalflowstudyforhydroelectricprojects
Feasibilitystudyofsurfacewaterandgroundwateravailabilityincluding
identificationofpotentialgroundwaterrechargesites
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 (ii) International Collaborative Research
(iii) National Collaborative Research
(iv)Software Development
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Evaluatingtheimpactofforestrehabilitationstrategiesinpartsof
Karnataka(UNESCO)
Isotopic Characteristics of selected Indian Rivers, (IAEA, Vienna,
Austria under Co-ordinated Research Programme).
Review of Groundwater Resources in the Indo-Gangetic Basin: A
Case Study on Resilience of Groundwater in the Punjab to
Withdrawal and Environmental Change (British Geological
Survey, UK)
Fresh-water saline-water interrelationships in the multi-aquifer
system of the Krishna delta, coastal Andhra Pradesh, (World
Bank Funded Hydrology Project - I)
Hydrological and hydrogeological investigations to assess causes
of seepage from the reservoir of Jaswant Sagar Dam in Jodhpur,
Rajasthan (Water Resources Department, Government of
Rajasthan)
Exploration of feasibility of construction of Infiltration Gallery in
the bed of River Yamuna at Agra. (Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam,
Agra)
Surface Water and Groundwater Interaction at Selected Locations
along River Yamuna in NCT, Delhi. (Upper Yamuna River
Board, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India).
Assessment of Groundwater Resources & Development Potential
of Yamuna Flood Plain, NCT Delhi. (Delhi Jal Board,
Government of Delhi).
Stream flow modelling of Bhagirathi river: hydrograph separation
approach using isotopic and geochemical techniques (Board of
Research in Nuclear Sciences, Deptt of Atomic Energy, Govt of
India
Unit Hydrograph Applications for Flood Estimation Package
(UHPACK)
Flood Estimation of Large Catchments using Deterministic
Approach Package (FLPACK)
NIH_ReSyP : Software for Reservoir Analysis

 (v) Web Based Software and Information
System
(d) Cenntral Water
Commission (CWC) (i) Application of remote sensing in the studies
of reservoir sedimentation
(ii)Capacitysurveyofreservoirsand
studiesrelatedtoassessmentof
sedimentationofreservoirs.
(iii) Morphological studies of rivers
(iv) Performance Evaluation Studies of
completed irrigation projects
(vi) Cumulative Impact Carrying Capacity (CI
& CC) Studies of Subansri, Kameng and
Dibang sub basins in Arunachal Pradesh.
(e) R&D Division Major activities of R&D Division as
follows:
(i) Sponsoring and coordinating Research in
Water Sector
(ii) Dissemination of research findings
(iii) Evaluation of R&D activities &
Consultancies
Learning Package for Hydrology
Web Enabled Software for Computation of Evapotranspiration
A total of 110 studies have been carried out so far.
A total 36 studies have been carried out so far.
Morphological studies in respect of three rivers have been carried out
so far.
Performance evaluation of six irrigation projects namely Salandi
irrigation project Orrisa, Bhimsagar irrigation project Rajasthan, Som-
Komla-Amba irrigation project, Rajasthan, Jayakwadi irrigation
project Maharastra, Giri irrigation project Himachal Pradesh,
Krishnagiri irrigation project, Tamilnadu is under continuation.
CI&CC Study of in respect of Subansri sub basin completed. Study in
respect of Kameng and Dibang sub-basins is in inception stage.
Research schemes pertaining to Surface Water and Ground Water are
being implemented through Indian National Committee on Surface
Water (INCSW) and Indian National Committee on Ground Water
(INCGW) respectively. A total of 320 research schemes have so far
been sanctioned out of which 222 schemes have been completed.
Under this activity Financial support for organizing workshops /
seminars is provided. During the year four proposals have been
processed so far.
Draft Final Report (DFR) of the Study has been submitted.
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 1.7 StateProjects
Majoractivities
The Wing is operating following Centrally Sponsored
Schemes of MoWR to provide Central Assistance for
timelycompletionofdelayedMajor&MediumIrrigation
Projects, Modernization of Major, Medium Irrigation
Projects through extension, renovation
modernization of irrigation projects, creation of new
SurfaceMinorIrrigationSchemesinthecountry.
Under Command Area Development & Water
Management Centrally sponsored Scheme of MoWR,
sufficient fund is provided to State Government for
carrying out On Farm development activities for
utilization of created irrigation potential of all such
projectswhichareongoinginthecountry.
UnderRepair,Renovation&RestorationofWaterBodies
SchemesofMoWR,assistanceasperguidelinesisbeing
providedtoStatesfortheabovepurposewhichwillhelp
inrestoringtheWaterBodieswhichhasgoneintodisuse
andwillprovideallassociatedbenefitsrelatedtoWater
Bodiesincludingimprovementintheenvironment.
MajorAchievements
So far, under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme of Ministry of Water
Resources, Centrally Sponsored assistance of Rs. 66025.52 Crore has been
releasedtoStateGovernment.TheStateGovernmenthassofarcompleted143
Major,MediumIrrigationProjects12449No.ofSurfaceMinorSchemesinthe
and country through which irrigation potential of 72.46 lack ha through Major &
Medium and 14.3997 lack ha. through SMI Schemes upto March, 2014 has
beencreatedsofar.
Under Command Area Development & Water Management, a Centrally
SponsoredSchemeofWaterResources,sofarassistanceofRs.5782Crorehas
been released to State Governments and 20814 thousand ha. of irrigation
potentialhasbeenutilizedbyStateGovernments.Forimproving/reclamationof
waterloggedareas,823schemeshavebeensanctionedwithestimatedcostof
Rs.195.39 crore and 70.741 thousand ha. has been reclaimed by the States
underreclamationofwaterloggedareacomponent.
Repair,Renovation&RestorationUndertheschemeofRRRofWaterBodies
hasbeenreclaimedsofaratatotalcostofRs1309.16croreApartfromthe
above,underexternallyfundedcomponentofRRRsomanywaterbodieshas
beentakenup.
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 1.8 PeninsularRivers
MajorActivities
To supervise and coordinate the implementation of Dam
RehabilitationandImprovementProjectwiththefollowingActivities:
(a) Rehabilitation and improvement of about 223 large dams in four
states(MadhyaPradesh,Orissa,KeralaandTamilNadu)withWorldBank
funding.SomemoreStatestojoinduringprojectimplementationphase.
(b) Dam safety institution strengthening of party States and Central
WaterCommission
(c)ProjectManagement
DRIPisasixyearproject.Ithasbecomeeffectivefrom18thApril
2012.CentralWaterCommissionhashiredtheservicesofanEngineeringand
Management Consultant for assisting Central Project Management Unit of
DRIP.
1.9 Ganga
MajorActivities
Plan scheme Farakka Barrage Project covers operation & maintenance of
Farakka Barrage Project (FBP) located on River Ganga in Murshidabad
district of West Bengal. FBP is essential for protection of Kolkata Port by
supplying sufficient water from the project through Farakka Barage,
Feeder Canal and 38 Km feeder canal and Navigation Lock at Farakka are
import part of largest National Water Way No-1 of India i.e. from Haldia
to Allahabad. This project is instrumental in implementation of Ganga
Water Sharing Treaty of 1996 with Bangladesh which is a land mark in
maintaining friendly relations with the neighbouring countries.
MajorAchievements
Sofar,designfloodreviewsof189DRIPdamshavebeencompleted.
DamSafetyReviewPanelshaveinspected182DRIPdams.
ProjectScreeningTemplateinrespectof74DRIPdamshavebeenapproved
bytheWorldBank.
Works have been awarded for 26 tenders, while 14 more tenders have
beeninvitedandexpectedtobeawardedshortly.
Twenty five trainings have been conducted by the CPMU, wherein about
840 officials have been trained on different aspects of DRIP
implementation.
World Bank has given their approval for Karnatakas joining the DRIP
projectasnewStateforrehabilitationoftheir27dams.
So far ten meetings of Technical Committee for DRIP have been held for
guiding and expediting the pace of project implementation. World Bank
hasalsocompletedfiveofitsReviewMissions,whereinroadblocksaswell
aswayforwardinprojectimplementationhavebeendiscussed.
MajorAchievements
FBP Plan Scheme has been approved by CCEA in June, 2013 for an amount of Rs.558
crores for XII Plan period. This scheme also consists of replacement of all the 123
Gates in phased manner. In the first phase, 6 gates have already been replaced.
Similarly in the 2nd phase, work on replacement of 33 gates is under execution. Out of
33 gates, 17 gates are already replaced. Process for 3rd and last phase for replacement of
remaining gates is also being initiated so that all the gates are replaced in time bound
manner. The anti-erosion works for safety of barrage have been executed as per the
recommendation of Technical Advisory Committee of FBP headed by Member (D&R),
CWC.
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International Cooperation with Bangladesh As per the Ganga Water Treaty, 1996, monitoring its implementation is done by this
wing and for this purpose, Joint Observation Teams are deputed every year at Harding
(a) Monitoring of implementation of Ganga Water Treaty 1996. Bridge in Bangladesh during the lean season i.e. 1st January to 31st May. In addition,
inspection of sites and bi-lateral meetings of the joint committee are also held thrice in a
(b) Bank Protection/embankment works on common border rivers year alternatively in both the countries and accordingly annual report is also finalized for
between India and Bangladesh. submission to both the Governments.

(c) Sharing of Waters of other common rivers. Bi-lateral Technical Level meetings are also held with Bangladesh for agreeing to the
necessary bank protection /embankment works on common/border rivers and as per the
decision necessary works are carried out by both the sides on annual basis.

Discussions are continued for sharing of other common rivers between India and
Bangladesh.
Flood Forecasting The activity is performed by CWC on major inter-state rivers and their
tributaries.
So far, Automatic Data Acquisition System has been installed at 445 stations. 3
Earth receiving stations at New Delhi, Jaipur and Burla have been set up.
21 modelling centres have been equipped with state of art computer equipment
for expeditious data analysis, forecast formulation and its speedy dissemination.
Further modernization and expansion of CWCs network has been proposed in
XII Plan.
River Management in Border Areas DPR for Panchehswar Multipurpose Project had been prepared and for mutual
agreement on it as well as implementation of project. Pancheshwar
Development Authority has been set up at Kathmandu.
Field investigations for Sapta Kosi High Dam have been undertaken jointly by
India and Nepal.
Flood Management Programme In October, 2013 the Cabinet approved continuation of FMP in XII Plan with an
outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore.
During XII Plan, 97 new projects were approved and central assistance of Rs.
751.84 crore has been released towards ongoing and new works in XII Plan till
15.01.15.
So far, 252 projects have been completed which have been provided reasonable
protection in 19.7 lakh hectore of flood affected area in the county.
Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project on Mahakali river (Sharda in
Field investigations for the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project had been
India)
completed by Joint Project Office (JPO-PI) in 2002 (except for some

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 confirmatory tests) and draft DPRs prepared. But, mutually acceptable DPR of
Pancheshwar Project could not be finalized due to differences on certain
contentious issues.
In terms of Article 10 of the Mahakali Treaty signed in 1996, Pancheshwar
Development Authority (PDA) for execution, operation and maintenance of
Pancheshwar Project has been constituted. Two meetings of the Governing
Body(GB) of PDA have been held and Statute of the Authority signed and
allocation of posts of CEO/ACEO and six Executive Directors of PDA have
been decided. Process for filling up of these posts is on.
Review of the draft DPRs and assessment of additional data requirement for
finalising the DPR has been completed.
SaptaKosi High Dam Project, Sun KosiStorage-cum-Diversion Scheme The field investigations and DPR preparation of Sapta Kosi High Dam Project, SunKosi
and Kamla and Bagmati Dam Projects Storage-cum-Diversion Scheme including feasibility study of Kamla Dam and
prefeasibility of Bagmati Dam Projects are being carried out by JPO-SKSKI. Because
of political instability in Nepal, these works have been delayed. The tenure of JPO-
SKSKI has been extended upto February, 2015 to complete field investigation and
preparation of DPR at a revised cost of Rs.104.776 crore.
Indo-Nepal Bilateral Mechanism There exists a well-established bilateral mechanism between India and Nepal to discuss
issues related to development of water resources in the rivers common to India and
Nepal for their mutual benefits. India-Nepal Joint Standing Technical Committee
(JSTC) decides related technical issues. The fourth meeting of JSTC was held in
September 2013 at Kathmandu.

Sharing of flood information in respect of the common rivers flowing Arrangements for sharing of flood information exists between India and Nepal since
from Nepal 1989 and hydro-meteorological data collected by Nepalese personnel is made available
to India, which helps in formulation of flood forecasts and keeping watch on the flood
situation in UP and Bihar. A Task Force has identified key stations in Nepal and assess
requirement of modern equipments in order to have more effectiveness in data collection
and transmission for flood forecasting on Indian side. The same is likely to be discussed
in the 9th meeting of Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM)
being proposed to be held in first fortnight of February 2015.

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 1.10 NationalWaterMission

MajorActivities MajorAchievements
Conservation of water, NationalWaterMission(CentralSector)SchemeatanestimatedcostofRs.196crorefortheXIIPlanperiodhas
minimizing wastage and ensuring beenaccordedapprovalon25.10.2013.
its more equitable distribution
both across and within States
through integrated water
resources development and
management.
NWMidentifiedfivegoals:
GoalI: The nine project proposals from IITs/NITs/IISc/for undertaking Climate Change studies on downscaling
Comprehensive water data base GlobalCirculationModels(riverbasinswise)areunderconsideration.
in public domain and assessment
of the impact of climate change TheCentralWaterCommission(CWC)haslaunchedIndiaWaterResourcesInformationSystem(WRIS)in
onwaterresources associationwithNationalRemoteSensingCentre(NRSC).Thefirstsetofwaterrelateddatahasbeenputin
public domain India WRIS portal (Version 3.0) in December 2012. The Version 4.0 has been initiated in
March2014,andnowGISbaseddataisavailableinpublicdomainat1:2,50,000scale.

RevisedmasterplanforartificialrechargeofgroundwaterhasbeenplacedinthepublicdomainbyCGWB.

CWC has completed pilot study of basin wise water situation in collaboration with NRSC, for the basins
GodavariandBrahmaniBaitarani.
GoalII:Promotionofcitizenand
state actions for water 1. A National Convention of Water User Associations (WUA) Presidents on Participatory Irrigation
conservation, augmentation and Management(PIM)hasbeenorganisedon7th8thNovember,2014atNewDelhi.
preservation.
2. MemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)betweenNationalInstituteRuralDevelopmentandPanchayatRaj
and National Water Mission (NWM), has been signed in Dec. 2014 for training & capacity building of
multipleStakeholdersandPanchayatRajInstitutionintheareaofwaterconservation.

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Goal III : Focused attention to
vulnerable areas including over
exploitedareas
GoalIV : Increasing water use
efficiencyby20%
GoalV:Promotionofbasinlevel
integrated water resources
management
3. MemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)betweenTataInstituteofSocialSciences(TISS)andNationalWater
Mission(NWM),MinistryofWaterResources,RiverDevelopment&GangaRejuvenationhasbeensignedin
September, 2014 for undertaking activities related to promotion of citizen and state action for water
conservation,augmentationandpreservation.
Pilotaquifermappinginsixareashasbeencompletedin2014byCentralGroundWaterBoard(CGWB).
AdvancedgeophysicalinvestigationincludingHelibornesurveyhasbeenconductedinthe pilotareasin
Jaisalmer, Dausa (Rajasthan), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Patna (Bihar), Tumkur (Karnataka) and Cuddalore
(TamilNadu)district.
AsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)hasinitiatedthestudyOperationalResearchtosupportmainstreamingof
integrated flood management with focus on nonstructural measures. Phase I of the study completed
andworkonPhaseIIisinprogress.Twobasins,i.e,BuhriGandakinBiharandBrahmaniandBaitarniin
Odishahavebeenselectedforpilotstudy.
National Water Mission secretariat has taken the initiatives for enhancing Water Use Efficiency of home
appliancesinassociationwiththeBureauofIndianStandards(BIS).
Topromote,regulateandcontrolefficientuseofwaterinirrigation,industrialanddomesticsectors,itis
proposedtosetupaNationalBureauofWaterUseEfficiency(NBWUE).
A scoping study for a National Water Use Efficiency Improvement Support Program for Major/Medium
IrrigationProjectshasbeencompletedwithtechnicalassistancefromAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB).The
reporthasbeenfinalizedinameetingheldon15.10.2014inDepartmentofEconomicAffairs,Ministryof
Finance.
NationalWaterPolicy(NWP)2012wasadoptedintheNationalWaterResourcesCouncilmeetingheldon
28.12.2012underthechairmanshipofHonblePrimeMinister.
CWC has prepared Guidelines For Improving Water Use Efficiency in Irrigation, Domestic & Industrial
SectorsinNovember2014.
Preparation of State Specific Action Plans of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tripura and Uttarakhand has been
initiatedthroughWAPCOS,onapilotbasis.
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 2. CentralWaterCommission
MajorActivities MajorAchievements
Technoeconomicappraisalofwaterresources One of the important activities assigned to Central Water Commission is technoeconomic
projects appraisalofirrigation,floodcontrolandmultipurposeprojectsproposedbyStateGovernments.
During the year 201314, 40 major / multipurpose projects (23 new & 17 revised) have been
appraiseduptoMarch,2014.Outofthat,8major/multipurposeprojects(5new&3revised)have
beenacceptedbytheAdvisoryCommitteeofMoWR.
MonitoringofMajorandMediumIrrigation Athreetiersystemofmonitoringofmajor/mediumirrigationprojectsatCentre,StateandProject
Projects levelwasintroducedin1975.AtCentrallevel,thisworkwasentrustedtoCWC.Themainobjective
ofmonitoringistoensuretheachievementofphysicalandfinancialtargetsandachievethetargets
ofcreationofirrigationpotential.
AsperthepresentarrangementinCWC,InterState,ExternallyAssistedandCentrallyaided
projectsarebeingmonitoredbymonitoringunitsatHeadquartersandotherprojectsbyrespective
field units. During 201314, a total of 47(18 Major and 29 Medium) projects under general
monitoring and 147(81 Major, 49 Medium and 17 ERM) ongoing projects under AIBP were also
targetedformonitoringbyCWC.Inaddition,7InterstateMajorProjects,partsofwhichwerealso
being monitored under AIBP by CWC field Units, were also targeted to be monitored from CWC
(HQ).TheCWCmademonitoringvisitstotheprojectsinaccordancewiththesetargets.

S.No Item Target Achievement
1 GeneralMonitoringbyRegionalOffices 47 9
2 AIBPMonitoringbyRegionalOffices 147 108
3 InterStateProjectsMonitoringbyHQ 7 1
Designandconsultancyforwaterresources DesignandResearchWingofCentralWaterCommissionplaysapivotalroleinthefieldofdesign
projects and consultancyfor water resources projects, Technical Studies and Research & Development
activitiesinthewaterresourcessector.Inadditiontoabove,technicalappraisalofDetailedProject
Reportsofwaterresourcesdevelopmentprojectspreparedbydifferentagenciesisalsocarriedout
inthisWing.
Designconsultancyworkinrespectof77projectsisbeingcarriedoutinthedesignunitsofD&R
Wingduringtheyear20132014.
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FloodForecasting&WarningServices On an average, around and over 6000 forecasts are being issued every year by Central Water
ModernizationofFloodForecastingServices
SystematicCollectionandCompilationof
HydrologicalData
CommissionduringFloodSeason.Normally,theseforecastsareissued12to48hoursinadvance,
dependingupontheriverterrain,thelocationsoffloodforecastingsitesandbasestations.Forthe
purposeoffloodforecasting,hydrologicalandmeteorologicaldataisbeingobservedat878sites
and communicated through a network of 544 wireless stations. Synoptic weather situations,
weatherforecast/heavyrainfallwarningsetc.arealsobeingcollectedfromFMOsofIMD.
During the flood season 2014 (May to Oct.), 4772 flood forecasts (3884 level forecasts and 888
inflow forecasts) were issued out of which 4667 (97.80%) were found within accuracy limit of
0.15mforlevelforecastand20%forinflowforecast.Hourlyhydrologicaldataisenteredbyall
the divisions of CWC in newly launched webbased software eSWIS from 2014 monsoon to
monitorthecurrentstatusoftheriver.ThisisnewdevelopmentmadebyCWCduring2014.
ThewebsitehasuserfriendlyfeatureslikemapbaseddisplayofFFsiteslateststatus,hydrograph
oflast72hoursactualobserveddataplusforecastasextensionofthehydrographifany,etc.
Tomakethefloodforecastsmoreaccurate,effectiveandtimely,themodernizationactivitiesare
beingtakenuponacontinuousbasis.
DuringXIplan,222telemetrystationshavebeeninstalledindifferentriverbasins.Moreover,1
EarthStationatNewDelhi(UYD)and10ModellingCentresatPatna(MGDV)inBihar,Jalpaiguri
(LBD)inWestBengal,Lucknow(MGDI)andVaranasi(MGDIII)inUttarPradesh,Dehradun(HGD)
inUttarakhand,Gandhinagar(MD)andSurat(TD)inGujarat,Bhusaval(UTSD)inMaharashtra,
Shimla(SHD)inHimachalPradeshandFFMDirectorateinNCR,Delhihavebeeninstalled.Thedata
receptionfromallthesitesmodernisedisbeingmonitoredfromFFMDirectorate,CWC,NewDelhi.
To improve the flood forecast modelling, windows based MIKE11 software were procured and
suppliedtomodellingcentresestablishedunderIXandXPlans.DevelopmentofMIKE11models
forFloodForecastingofSankosh,Godavari,BrahmaputraandYamunaBasinshavebeentakenup.
RegulartrainingforworkingstaffinthefieldareorganisedforworkingonMIKE11models.
Central Water Commission is operating a network of 954 hydrological observation stations
includingsnowandmeteorologicalobservationindifferentriverbasinsofthecountrytocollect(i)
water level, (ii) discharge, (iii) water quality, (iv) silt and (v) selected meteorological parameters
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DevelopmentofWaterResourcesInformation
System(WRIS)
includingsnowobservationsatkeystations.Thedatacollectedisputtovarioususesviz.,planning
and development of water resources projects, studies related to assessment of impacts due to
climate change, water availability studies, design flood and sedimentation studies, flood
forecasting, international & interstate issues, river morphology studies, development of inland
waterways,researchrelatedactivitiesetc.
DuringtheYear201314,hydrometeorologicaldatafromall954siteshasbeenobserved.Water
quality monitoring has been strengthened by providing sophisticated water quality analysis
equipmentsinthelaboratories.Alsomonitoringofglaciallakes/waterbodiesinHimalayanregion
have been undertaken and model for snowmelt runoff forecasting has been developed with
collaborationofNRSC,Hyderabad.
CWC & ISRO has jointly undertaken the work of development of webenabled Water Resources
InformationSystem(WRIS)during11thplan.Theprojectcomprisesof30majorGISlayers(viz.River
network,basins,canalnetwork,waterbodies,hydrometerologicalnetwork,administrativelayers
etc.) of the country at a scale of 1: 50000. The First full version of website of INDIA WRIS was
launchedon07Dec,2010inNewDelhibyHon'bleMinisterWaterResources.2ndversionINDIA
WRISwaslaunchedbyChairman,CWConWorldWaterDayi.e.22ndMarch2012.
ThedevelopmentofInformationSystemisunderprogressandincontinuationofabove,following
achievementshavebeenmadetillMarch2014.
i. RiverBasinAtlasofIndiawasreleasedbyHonbleMinisterofWaterResourceson01Nov
2012.
ii. The updated version i.e 3rd version (that includes live telemetry data in respect of CWC
hydrological stations, Mobile Application version 1.0 for Android platform, Climate Trend
analysis, 2D3D linked view) was launched by Honble Minister of Water Resources on 04
Dec.2012atMoWR,SSBhawan,NewDelhi.
iii. AllunclassifieddataofCWCG&DstationshasbeenuploadedonWRISwebsiteinJuly2013
asperHydrometeorologicaldatadisseminationpolicy2013.
iv. Thefinalversion(ver4.0)hasbeenlaunchedinMarch,2014.
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DamRehabilitation&ImprovementProject
(DRIP)
To supervise and coordinate the implementation of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement
Project(DRIP)withthefollowingActivities:
(a) Rehabilitation and improvement of about 223 large dams in four states (Madhya Pradesh,
Orissa,KeralaandTamilNadu)withWorldBankfunding.SomemoreStatestojoinduringproject
implementationphase.
(b)DamsafetyinstitutionstrengtheningofpartyStatesandCentralWaterCommission
(c)ProjectManagement
DRIPisasixyearproject.Ithasbecomeeffectivefrom18thApril2012.
CentralWaterCommissionhashiredtheservicesofanEngineeringandManagementConsultant
forassistingCentralProjectManagementUnitofDRIP.
Achievements:
Sofar,designfloodreviewsof189DRIPdamshavebeencompleted.
DamSafetyReviewPanelshaveinspected182DRIPdams.
Project Screening Template in respect of 74 DRIP dams have been approved by the World
Bank.
Works have been awarded for 26 tenders, while 14 more tenders have been invited and
expectedtobeawardedshortly.
Twenty five trainings have been conducted by the CPMU, wherein about 840 officials have
beentrainedondifferentaspectsofDRIPimplementation.
WorldBankhasgiventheirapprovalforKarnatakasjoiningtheDRIPprojectasnewStatefor
rehabilitationoftheir27dams.
So far ten meetings of Technical Committee for DRIP have been held for guiding and
expediting the pace of project implementation. World Bank has also completed five of its
ReviewMissions,whereinroadblocksaswellaswayforwardinprojectimplementationhave
beendiscussed.
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 3. CentralGroundWaterBoard
Mandate: Develop and disseminate technologies and monitor and implement national policies for the scientific and sustainable development and
management of India's ground water resources including their exploration, assessment, conservation, augmentation, protection from pollution and
distribution, based on principles of economic and ecological efficiency and equity.

Water Availability_ Indian Scenario

DTHRig
Annual water Availability: 1869 BCM

Utilizable water : 1123 BCM (60%)

Surface Water : 690 BCM

Ground Water : 433 BCM

Dynamic GW Resources ( As on 2011)

Annual Replenishable GW Resources 433 BCM

Net Annual Ground Water Availability 398 BCM

Annual GW Withdrawal for all Uses 245 BCM
Stage of GW Development (withdrawal) 62%

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Categorization of Assessment Units

Category Assessed Units

2009 2011
Total Assessment Units 5842 6607
Over-exploited (>100%) 802 (14%) 1071 (16%)
Critical (90-100%) 169 217
Semi-Critical (70- 90%) 523 (9%) 697 (11%)
Safe 4277 4530
Saline 711 92

GW critical states

Stage of Over exploited Areas (Nos.) Notified Areas (Nos.)

Development (%)

Punjab 172 110 45

Rajasthan 137 172 35

Haryana 133 71 17

Delhi 137 18
Karnataka 64 63 22
TN 77 374 18
UP 74 111
AP 37 41
7
Telengana 54.8 42

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GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF CATEGORISATION OF ASSESSMENT UNITS

Implications of Over exploited (Dark) Blocks

i. Significant decline in ground water levels.

ii. Position critical in the northern states
iii. Drying up of shallow wells.
iv. Deterioration in ground water quality.
v. Increasing energy consumption for lifting water
vi. Need to regulate extraction, development and management of ground water.

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Ground Water Quality (Geogenic contamination)

Contaminant No. of Districts affected

Arsenic 86
Fluoride 276
Nitrate 387
Iron 297
Salinity 213

National Water Policy 2012 and Action Taken

Ground Water related issues ACTION TAKEN

Declining ground water levels in over-exploited areas need to be Notification of 162 areas for control and regulation of ground water;
arrested In over-Exploited areas regulation by mandatory artificial recharge.

Artificial recharging projects should be undertaken so that extraction Model designs for artificial recharge structures shared with
is less than the recharge. Stakeholders; Master Plan for Artificial Recharge placed in public
domain; States pursued to implement artificial recharge schemes
All Hydrological data other than classified should be in public Ground water data disseminated through CGWB website and
domain WRIS.

Mapping of aquifers to know the quantum and quality of ground Initiated Aquifer Mapping in 8.89 lakh sq.km area; Over-
water resources. exploited/declining water level areas given priority. Data gap
analysis completed in about 8 lakh sq. km; Data generation in 2.76
lakh sq.km

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Regulation, Development & Management of GW Resources

Central GW Authority constituted in 1997; State Ground Water Authorities functional in 13 States. CGWA has notified 162 areas in 10 States /UTs
for regulation and control of GW. Water extraction is not allowed for any purpose other than drinking and domestic in Notified Areas. 116 complaints
received; Action taken in 26 cases

Advisories issued to CPSUs; State governments for ground water recharge and rain water harvesting. Roof top rain water harvesting made
mandatory by 31 States/UTs through inclusion in Building bye laws /Rules/Regulations for urban areas.

In Non-Notified areas, CGWA issues NOC for withdrawal of ground water for industrial/ infrastructure/mining projects subject to implementation of
recharge measures.

Roof top rain water harvesting made mandatory by 31 States/UTs through inclusion in Building bye laws /Rules/Regulations for urban areas.

Development of Standardized Designs for Artificial Recharge and Rain Water Harvesting

Model Bill for regulation of Ground water circulated last in 2005- 14 States/UTs enacted legislation based on Model Bill. 3 states regulate by
government orders; 15 states have initiated action; 5 NER states do not feel the need.

Demonstrative Projects implemented in critical areas; 2475 Structures constructed at a cost of Rs. 142 Crore; Estimated Recharge: 106.34 MCM

Standard designs for artificial recharge and rainwater harvesting structures prepared and circulated.

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Master Plan of Artificial Recharge to Ground Water (2013)

Area suitable for Artificial 9,41,541 Sq Km.

Recharge

Volume of Water Available 85,565 Million Cubic Meter

for recharge (MCM)

No. of Structures 1.11 crore

Estimated Cost INR 79,178 Crore

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Aquifer Mapping

Total area of the country - 32 Lakh Sq.Km ; Coverable

Area- 23.25 lakh Sq. Km;

Priority Area for mapping in XII plan 8.89 lakh Sq. Km

for determination of the quantity and the quality of the
underground water available in India.

Data collection compilation and data gap analysis

completed in an area of 4.5 lakh Sq. km. This will
facilitate participatory ground water management.

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 4. NationalWaterDevelopmentAgency
MajorActivities
A.Peninsular
1. Preparation of Water balance studies of basins/sub
basins
2.PreparationofWaterbalancestudiesofdiversionpoints
3.PreparationofToposheetandstoragecapacitystudiesof
reservoir
4.PreparationofToposheetstudiesoflinkalignment
5.PreparationofPreFeasibilityReports(PFR)
MajorAchievements
137no.waterbalancestudiesofbasins/subbasinscompleted
52no.Waterbalancestudiesofdiversionpointscompleted
58no.Toposheetandstoragecapacitystudiesofreservoircompleted
18no.Toposheetstudiesoflinkalignmentcompleted
18no.PreFeasibilityReports(PFR)completed
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 6.PreparationofFeasibilityReporttakenupsince1983. 14no.FeasibilityReports(FR)completed
To carry out detailed survey and investigations of possible
reservoir sites and interconnecting links in order to
establish feasibility of the proposal of Peninsular Rivers
Development Components forming part of the National
Perspective for Water Resources Development prepared by
the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Water
Resources,RD&GR)andCentralWaterCommission.
7. Preparation of Detailed Project Report of link Projects 3 nos. DPRhave been completed i.e. KenBetwa link (PhaseI) and Ken
takenupsinceNovember,2006. Betwa link (PhaseII) & Damanganga Pinjal link. Preparation of DPR of
ParTapiNarmadalinkisinvariousstagesofcompletion.

1.Preparation of Water balance studies of basins/sub

basins
2.PreparationofWaterbalancestudiesofdiversionpoints 19no.Waterbalancestudiesofdiversionpointscompleted

3.Preparation of Toposheet and storage capacity studies of 16no.Toposheetandstoragecapacitystudiesofreservoircompleted
reservoir
4.PreparationofToposheetstudiesoflinkalignment 19no.Toposheetstudiesoflinkalignmentcompleted
5.PreparationofPrefeasibilityreports(PFR) 14no.Prefeasibilityreports(PFR)completed
PreparationofFeasibilityReporttocarryoutdetailedsurvey 2no.FeasibilityReports{IndianPortion)havebeencompleted
and investigations of possible reservoir sites and inter 7 nos. draft Feasibility Reports (Indian Portion) have also been
connecting links in order to establish feasibility of the completed.
proposal of Himalayan Rivers Development Components
formingpartoftheNationalPerspectiveforWaterResources
Development prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation
(now Ministry of Water Resources) and Central Water
Commission.

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 C.IntraStatelinkproposalsreceivedfromStateGovernments
1. Preparation of PreFeasibility Report taken up since 33PFRcompleted
November,2006.
2. Preparation of Preliminary Project Report as asked by 2no.PPRhavebeencompletedontherequestofBiharGovt.
StateGovt.ofBihartakenupsinceMay,2011.
2 nos. DPRs i.e. KosiMechi Project & Burhi GandakNoonBayaGanga
3. Preparation of Detailed Project Report of link Projects
takenupsinceMay,2011. linkprojecthavebeencompleted.3nos.ofDPRsi.e.PonnaiyarPalarlink
ofTamilnadu,
Wainganga Nalganga of Maharashtra and BarakarDamodar
SubernarekhalinkofJharkhandareunderprogress.
Making Consensus between states Govt. for preparation of The consensus building between the concerned States have been
DetailedProjectReportofILRunderNPP completed for three links i.e. KenBetwa link, DamangangaPinjal link &
AConsensusGrouphasbeenconstitutedbyMinistryof ParTapiNarmada link have been arrived. Consensus building between
Water Resources in June, 2002, under the Chairmanship of
theconcernedStatesisinprogressforremaininglinkprojects.
Chairman, Central Water Commission with DG, NWDA as
Member Secretary. So far, eleven meetings of the Group
have been held. Last meetings was held on 27.11.2013 at
NewDelhi.
RevisionofWaterBalanceStudy Continuedactivity.

OrganisationofNationalWaterConventions OrganisedtwelveNationalWaterConventionswhichprovidedforumfor
water resources planners, developers and, managers to come together
and exchange their views on various aspects. The last convention
organisedatPuducherryduring13rdNov,2007.

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 Organising India water week as a technology show case ConceptualisedandorganisedalongwithCWCforthefirsttimein2012.

event Providing Secretarial and Technical Support to
Second event was organized with the theme Efficient water
National Commission for Integrated Water Resources
Management: Challenges and Opportunities during 812 April, 2013 at
Development Plan set up by the then Ministry of Water
VigyanBhawan,NewDelhi
Resources, Govt. of India under the Chairmanship of Dr.
S.R.HashimandDG,NWDAasMemberSecretary,withatask The National Commission started work in February, 1997. In all, 76
ofevolvingaframeworkofdevelopmentwiththeobjectives meetings were held by various working Groups and 13 meetings were
of maximizing the availability of utilisable water with due held by its SubGroups. The Report of the National Commission was
regard to harmony with nature and environmental presented in September, 1999 in two volumes. VolumeI contains main
sustainability, taking an integrated view of water from all ReportgroupedintofifteenchaptersandVolIIcontainsthemaps.
sources.
TheTaskForcewasconstitutedon13.12.2002.TheTaskForceheld12
ProvidedSecretarialandTechnicalSupporttoTaskForceon meetingsandsubmittedtwoActionPhasesI&IIandthuscompletedits
InterlinkingofRiverssetupundertheChairmanshipofShri role.ItwaswoundbyMoWRw.e.f.31.12.2004.
SureshP.Prabhu,thethenMemberofParliamentwithShri
C.C.Patel (Ex. Secretary, MoWR) as Vice Chairman and Dr.
C.D.Thatte(ExSecretary,MoWR)asMemberSecretary.

Organising Water conservation year in the year 2013. The Aseriesofactivities/programmeswereorganisedbyNWDAalongwith

then MoWR has designated National Water Development otherrelatedorganisationsthroughouttheyear2013,inDelhi.
Agency (NWDA) as Nodal Organisation to organise mass

awareness activities in NCT of Delhi. An organising
committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of DG,
NWDA.

ParticipationinMoWR,RD&GRpavilioninIndia NWDAparticipateseveryyearinIndiaInternationalTradeFair,New
InternationalTradeFair,NewDelhi Delhi

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 TheSpecialCommitteefortheInterlinkingof Rivershasbeen ThefirstmeetingoftheSpecialCommitteewasheldon17.10.2014.

constituted by the Ministry of WR, RD & GR vide Gazette
notification dated 23.09.2014 under the Chairmanship of
HonbleUnionMinisterofWR,RD&GRandDG,NWDAasits
MemberSecretary.

ProgressandImplementationofRajbhashaHindi
NWDA has so far received thirteen awards for progress and
implementation of Hindi from Ministry of Home Affairs, National
LanguageDepartmentandMoWR,RD&GR.NWDAhasrecentlyreceived
first prize in North Zone, for the year 201213 for implementation of
Hindi,fromMinistryofHomeAffairs.

OrganizingathreedaysconferenceonJalManthanduring NWDA provided support for logistics and all other arrangements during
2022November,2014atVigyanBhawan,NewDelhi,amajor the conference. The theme of the second day of conference was
eventofMoWR,RD&GR. InterlinkingofRivers(ILR)Programme.

PublicationsofNWDA 1. AnnualReport

2. JalVikasInhousequarterlymagazine

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 5. BansagarControlBoard

BansagarControlBoardwassetupvideGovernmentofIndia,MinistryofAgricultureandIrrigationResolutionNo.8/17/74DWIIdated
the 30th January, 1976 and amended vide Resolution 28th March 1978, in accordance with an agreement reached between the
GovernmentsofMadhyaPradesh,UttarPradeshandBiharonthe16th September1973forsharingthewatersofRiverSoneandthecost
oftheBansagarDam.

TheBansagarproject,namedafterBanaBhatt,therenownedSanskritScholarof7thcenturyA.D.hailingfromthisregion,isamultipurpose
projectonriverSoneonRewaShahdolRoadatadistanceof51.4kmfromRewainMadhyaPradesh.TheestimatedcostoftheProjectis
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Rs.1582.94croresat2009pricelevel.TheProjectwillprovideannualirrigationto2.49lakhhectaresinMadhyaPradesh,1.5lakhhectares
in Uttar Pradesh and 0.94 lakh hectares in Bihar towards stabilising its existing Sone canal system. The Project also has hydro power
generationcapacityof425MW.

Current Status

The construction of Bansagar Dam started in 1978 and completed in year 2006. The reservoir was impounded in 2006 monsoon. On
25.09.2006,formerPrimeMinisterShriAtalBehariVajpayeededicatedtheProjecttothenation.

The hydropower component of the project is owned by MP State Electricity Board and all the four power houses totalling 425 MW
installedcapacityiscommissioned.

ThecanalsystemoftheprojectisbeingexecutedbyrespectiveStateGovt.ofMP,UPandBihar.Thestatusofcanalsystemavailablewith
theBoardisasunder:

a) MPhascreatedIrrigationPotentialof1.49lakhhaupto09/2013.BalancepotentialistargetedtobecreatedbyJune2015.

b) UttarPradeshistakingpartialwaterfromBansagarreservoirastheircanalsystemisunderconstruction.

c) Canal system in Bihar named as Sone Modernisation Scheme is complete and Irrigation Potential of 0.94 lakh ha (full designed
potential)havebeencreated.

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 6. BrahmaputraBoard
MajorActivitiesandachievements

Recognizing the gravity and magnitude of flood and erosion problem of North Eastern Region, Government of India
constituted Brahmaputra Board in the year 1980 with the objective of planning and integrated implementation of
measures for control of floods and bank erosion in Brahmaputra and Barak Valley including construction of Multipurpose
Dams and other works proposed in the Master Plans and for matters connected therewith.
So far Board completed 60 Master Plans of River Basins including Brahmaputra, Barak and Tributaries. Implementing the
recommendations of Master Plans, Detailed Project Report of 7 Water Resources Projects for control of floods and
erosion, power generation, irrigation and development of Water Resources and uses has also been prepared.
Selected schemes like Protection of Majuli Island from floods and erosion, Avulsion of Brahmaputra at Dholla Hatighuli
etc., Drainage Development Schemes and Raised Platforms have been implemented by Board.
Government of India provides funds through Brahmaputra Board to implement State Sector Schemes for control of
floods and erosion in Basin States from XI Five Year Plan.

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 7. CentralSoilandMaterialsResearchStation

ONGOINGIMPORTANTACTIVITY

1. GeotechnicalInvestigationsforIndiraSagarPolavaramProject,Dowliswaram,AndhraPradesh(NationalProject)

The Indira Sagar Polavaram Project, Dowliswaram, Andhra Pradesh is a multipupose project across the River Godavari near Polavaram
villageabout42kmupstreamofSirAurthurCottonBarrageatDowliswaram.Theprojectenvisagesconstructionofa52mhighearthand
rockfilldamwithatotallengthof2310mlongandtopwidth12.5m,181.5kmlongleftcanaland174kmlongrightcanals.

StandardPenetrationTestattheDamAxistoevaluatethecompetencyoffoundationstrata





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2. Award

DirectorCSMRSreceivedCBIPAwardforBestR&DInstitute,fromProf.SanwarLalJat,HonbleMinister
ofState,MinistryofWaterResources,RD&GRon1stJanuary,2015.

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 8. FarakkaBarrageProject
MajorActivities
Ensuring designated water
supply for improvement and
preservationofKolkataPort.
Improvement in Navigation
System in National Waterway
No.1,operatingbetweenHaldia
andAllahabad.
Reduction in salinity of water
and thus improvement in
availability of potable water to
Kolkataandsurroundingareas.
Surface communication link to
NorthEastern Region of India
with rest of country including
Bhutan and Nepal through Rail
cum Road bridge over Farakka
MajorAchievement
Operation&MaintenanceofMainBarrage
(a)109GatesonmainBarrage
(b)11GatesonHeadRegulator
(c)15GatesofJangipurBarrage
(d)KalindrilockGate/Regulator
(e)Protectivemeasuresofapronandriverbedinu/sandd/sofBarrage
Sincethegateshaveoutlivedtheireconomiclifeandserviceability,phasewisereplacementofall
the gates of Farakka Barrage Project and Head Regulator, remote control system, local control
panels and other improvements in the various components of the operating system have been
undertakenbesidesfacilitatingimplementationofagreementonsharingofGangawaterbetween
IndiaandBangladesh.
Maintenance and protective measures of Feeder Canal (38.38 Km. in length), structures across
FeederCanal,Culverts,Inlets,FerryServices,InspectionRoad(bothbanks),Syphon,Buildingsetc.
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 Barrage.
Release of water to Bangladesh
as per IndoBanglaTreaty1996
for sharing of Ganga waters
duringleanperiods.
Protecting countryside dwellers,
their land, public property
including roads, bridges by
checking the river erosion along
GangaPadma in districts Malda
&Murshidabad.
ConsideringtheambitiousplanofInlandWaterwaysAuthorityofIndiaforsubstantialincreasein
thetrafficonNationalWaterWaysNo.1,theworkofrenovationandmodernizationofnavigation
lock at Farakka is being taken up. In this regard, the work of scoping studies renovation and
modernizationofnavigationlockatFarakkaisproposedtobeawardedtoWAPCOSLtd.
Maintenance&protectivemeasuresofbank&bedofriverGangainupstreamofFarakkaBarrage
(upto 12 Km.) and in the d/s upto 6.9 Km. alongwith its allied structures like marginal bundh,
affluxbundh,inspectionroad,regulator,navigationlocks,culverts,guidebundetc

9. GangaFloodControlCommission,Patna
MajorActivities Majorachievements
Preparation and updating of Comprehensive DetailedComprehensive Plans for all the 23 individual river systems ofthe Gangabasin were preparedbythe
Plansforfloodmanagementofthevariousriver GangaFloodControlCommissionandmadeavailabletotheStateGovernmentsforfollowupaction.Further,the
systemsintheGangaBasin comprehensiveplanshavebeenupdatedonce.Secondupdatingof5Planshavealsobeencompleted.

Advisingthestatesconcernedtofollowvarious Preparedcompendiumofguidelines/specificationsandcirculatedtoallStates.
guidelines
Assessment of existing ventways under the Studies for assessment of adequacy of waterways under the road and rail bridges for determining additional
road&railbridges waterwaysrequiredforreducingdrainagecongestiontoareasonablelimit,havebeentakenup.Thestudyhas
beencompletedexceptTidalriversystemandGangaMainStemupstreamofHardwar.Thesereportshavebeen
circulated to the Ganga Basin States and concerned departments of Central and State Governments including
MinistryofRailwaysforfollowupaction.
To monitor the progress of construction of Last meeting of IndiaNepal Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM) was held at
embankments on Kamla, Bagmati and Kathmandu,NepalinFebruary2014.
Lalbakeya rivers in Nepal being funded by
Governmentof
India.

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Appraisal and Monitoring of Schemes for bank InXIPlan14no.ofschemesweretechnoeconomicallyclearedbyGFCCandwereundertakenbyGovt.ofWest

protectiononcommon/bordersrivers BengalforexecutionandcompletedbyDecember2013.
with Bangladesh in West Bengal implemented
withfundingunderthe In XII Plan 19 no. of schemes were technoeconomically cleared by GFCC and works on all the schemes are
Plan Scheme River Management Activities undertakenbyGovt.ofWestBengal,whichareunderprogress.
andWorksrelatedto
BorderAreas.
Flood protection works on Kosi and Gandak RecommendationsfortakingupfloodmanagementworksonriverKosiandrightbankofriverGandakaremade
projects. byKosiHighLevelCommittee(KHLC)andGandakHighLevelStandingCommittee(GHLSC)respectivelyevery
yearafterinspectionofsitesfortakinguptheworksbeforethenextfloodseason.BoththeseCommitteeare
chairedbyChairman,GFCC.LastmeetingsofKHLC&GHLSCwereheldinNovember,2014.
MeetingsofGFCC FortysixmeetingsofGFCChavesofarbeenheld,inwhichvariousissuesrelatedtofloodsanditsmanagementin
Gangabasinstateswerediscussedandvariousdecisionsweretakenforfollowupaction.Thelast(46th)meeting
oftheGangaFloodControlcommissionwasheldon19thNovember,2014atNewDelhi.

10. NationalInstituteofHydrology,Roorkee
MajorActivities MajorAchievements Presentationsusingmultimediagraphics
ResearchandDevelopment DevelopmentofScience
ScienceforSociety
ScienceforDecisionMakers
ScienceForIndustryAnd
Stakeholders

Measurementofinjectedradiotracer(Gold198)activityusingNaI
scintillationdetectortolocateleakagefromKaushalyareservoirnear
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 MajorActivities MajorAchievements Presentationsusingmultimediagraphics

Panchkula,Haryana

Isotopicandchemicalinvestigationsbeingcarriedouttofindoutthepointof
leakageinKaushalyareservoirnearPanchkula,Haryana.

MeasurementofdepthandvelocityinthePandeywaladrain,Haridwarfor
assessingwastewaterdischargeinGangaRiver

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 MajorActivities
InternationalCollaborative SaphPaniEnhancementof
Research
MajorAchievements Presentationsusingmultimediagraphics
Collectionofsedimentcorefordeterminingthesedimentationratefrom
SukhnaLake,Chandigarh
NaturalWaterSystemsand
TreatmentmethodsforSafe
andSustainableWaterSupply
inIndia(EuropeanUnion)
ReviewofGroundwater
ResourcesintheIndoGangetic
Basin:ACaseStudyon
ResilienceofGroundwaterin
thePunjabtoWithdrawaland
EnvironmentalChange(British
GeologicalSurvey,UK)
UnionMinister,SushriUmaBhartiinauguratingtheInternationalconference
onNaturalTreatmentSystemsforsafeandSustainableWaterSupplyin
India:ResultsfromtheSaphPaniProject
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 MajorActivities
NationalCollaborative
Research
SoftwareDevelopmentand
WebBasedSoftwareand
InformationSystem
MajorAchievements Presentationsusingmultimediagraphics
National programme on
isotope finger printing of
WatersofIndia(IWIN).(DST,
Govt.ofIndia)
Stream flow modelling of
Bhagirathi river: hydrograph
separation approach using
isotopic and geochemical
techniques (Board of
ResearchinNuclearSciences,
Dept of Atomic Energy, Govt
ofIndia)
Development of piezometer for water level measurement in overexploited Bist
DoabareaofPunjab
SoftwareforReservoirOperationdevelopedbyNationalInstituteofHydrology
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 11. SardarSarovarConstructionAdvisoryCommittee(SSCAC)
MajorActivities Majorachievements
SSCACistaskedwithensuringefficient,economicalandtimelyexecution Over the years SSCAC has contributed effectively in all technical,
of UnitI (Dam & Appurtenant works) and UnitIII (Power Complex) of financial, administrative matters related to the construction of Sardar
SardarSarovarProject. SarovarProject(SSP)tothefullsatisfactionoftheparticipatingstates.

The SSP being an interstate project involving four party States,
FUNCTIONSOFSSCAC
implementationoftheNarmadaWaterDisputeTribunalAwardinletter
AsdecidedbytheNWDTinitsAwardofDecember1979,andasresolved
andspirit,tothebenefitofallpartyStateshasbeenatoughtaskwell
bytheGovernmentofIndiainitsorderof4thSeptember1980,theSSCAC
achieved. There have been large numbers of meetings to sort out
shall:
various issues which have been amicably resolved. This has been
i) ScrutinizetheprojectestimatespreparedforUnitIandUnitIIIworks,
achieved through 82 meetings of SSCAC and 109 meetings of
advisenecessarymodificationsandrecommendtheestimatesforthe
Permanent Standing Committee of SSCAC, numerous
administrativeapprovaloftheconcernedGovernment.
discussions/negotiations & interdepartmental and interstate
ii) Examine and make recommendations on all proposals pertaining to
interactions.
technicalfeaturesanddesignsasmaybereferredtoitbyanyofthe
PhysicalProgress:
partyStatesandwherenecessaryconsultexpertsforthepurpose.
MajorityoftheUnitIworksarecompleted.However,raisingofdam
iii) Examinetherequirementoffundsfortheconstructionofworksand
washaltedattheSpillwaycrestlevelsince2006.
other purposes according to the approved programme and make
The balance works remaining to be carried out are raising of piers,
thenecessaryrecommendation.
overheadbridgeandinstallationofRadialGatesinthespillwayportion
iv) Examineand,wherenecessary,recommendspecificationsforvarious
ofthedam.Recently,permissionhasbeenreceivedtocarryoutPhase
classesofwork.
I proposal comprising construction of piers, overhead bridge and
v) Examine and make recommendations on all subestimates and
installation of gates in open or raised position at SSP. Accordingly,
contracts,thecostofwhichexceedsthepowersofsanctionofthe
relatedconstructionactivityhasstarted.
GeneralManager/ChiefEngineers.
UnitIII works except Garudeshwar Weir have been completed.
vi) Reviewprogressreports,bothforworksandexpenditurefromthe
FinancialProgress:
General Manager/Chief Engineers and recommend, where
ThefinancialinputstothetuneofoverRs.fortyfourthousandcroreon
necessary,stepstobetakentoexpeditethework.
SardarSarovarProjecthavebeenhandledbytheSSCACsofarandthus

effectivelyachievingthepurposeforwhichitissetup.
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 12. UpperYamunaRiverBoard
MajorActivities
1. Regulation and Supply of water from al storages and barrages up to
andincludingOkhalaBarrage,havingregardtotheagreementsentered
into or the arrangements made between the Governments of Basin
StatesinpursuanceofMoUdated12.05.1994.
2. Maintenance of a minimum flow, in proportion of completion of
upstream storages, going upto 10 cumec downstream of
Tajewala/Hathnikund and downstream of OkhlaHeadworks
throughout the year from ecological considerations as upstream
storagesarebuiltupprogressivelyinaphasedmanner.
3. Monitoring return flow from the waters withdrawn by Delhi from
Yamunaafterallowingfortheconsumptiveuseforthemunicipaland
drinkingwaterpurposesasagreedtoandafterprovidingtreatmentto
ensure theproper quality of the effluent as per standards of Central
PollutionControlBoard.
4. Framing of rules and regulations for water accounting determination
of the shares of water for each state for every 10 days period for
purposeofregulation.
5. Keeping of concurrent records of the flow of the Yamuna at all
stationsconsiderednecessarybytheBoard,consideration/completion
of the records and determination of the volume of water flowing in
riverYamunainawateryear.
6. Ensuringdeliveryofsuppliestoalltheconcernedstatesinaccordance
withtheirentitlementsbytakingallnecessarymeasures,interalia,by
givingdirectionsasregardsinstallationofselfrecordinggauges,taking
observationswithouthindrance,preparingratingcurvesetc.
7. SubmissionofAnnualReportofitsworkdoneduringeachyeartothe
CentralGovernmentasalsototheBasinStates.
MajorAchievements
1. Upper Yamuna River Board keeps record of the releases made from
regulatingstructurescontrolledbyStategovernmentsandsupervisesto
ensurethecorrectdistributionaspertheallocations.
2. UYRB monitors to ensure that minimum flow is released in the river
YamunabytheStates.
3. The Quality of return flow is regularly monitored by the UYRB and
discussedinBoardmeetings.CPCBandDJBsubmitquarterlyprogress
reportsregardingthequalityofYamunaWaterandthereturnflow.DJB
is regularly persued to treat the effulents before discharging in the
River.
4. Wateraccountingmanualisunderpreparation.
5. UYRBkeepstherecordsofreleasesmadeatallregulatingstructuresup
toOkhlaandpreparesutilisationtableshowingtheamountofYamuna
waterutilisedbyeachbeneficiaryState.
6. A four monthly water distribution table is prepared by UYRB showing
sharesofeachstateandcirculatedtoallconcernedstates
Recently,acommitteehasbeenconstitutedbytheBoardtodothejoint
observationstomonitorthereleasestostates.
7. AnnualReportoftheactivitiesoftheBoardispreparedeveryyearand
circulatedittoBasinStates.
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 13. CentralWaterandPowerResearchStation
MajorActivities
ThemainfunctionsofCWPRScanbesummarizedasfollows:
Undertaking applied research in hydraulics and allied
disciplines to provide comprehensive R&D inputs for
optimizingthedesignsofriver,coastal,waterstorageand
conveyancehydraulicstructures.
Conductingbasicandfundamentalresearchforproviding
innovative and worldclass R&D solutions to specific
problems.
Disseminating research findings amongst hydraulic
research fraternity by way of publications and training
programmes.
Offering advisory services to various ministries and
departmentswithinthesphereofitsactivities.
Evolvingandupdatingstandards(ISO&BIS)andadvising
the apex regulatory agencies to ascertain compliance to
requiredstipulations.
MajoractivityofCWPRSistheprojectspecificappliedresearch
supported by necessary basic research in three major sectors,
viz. water resources, power, and coastal engineering. CWPRS
receives references mainly from Central/ State Government
Organizations, Public/ Private Sector Agencies/ Organizations/
Undertakings,PortTrusts,MunicipalCorporations,etc.
The research activities at CWPRS can be grouped into seven
majordisciplinesaslistedbelow:
MajorAchievements
At anygiven time, on an average about 250 site specificstudiesare in progressat
the research Station. Important studies carried out during 201213, discipline wise
canbesummarizedasfollows:
River Engineering: Important model studies carried out under discipline are
assessment of the flow conditions near proposed Sardar Patel Statute in River
Narmada, Gujarat; Optimization of the flood protection measures for Chhounchh
Khad, Himachal Pradesh; Assessing the maximum scour around bridge pier for
proposedmetrorailbridgeacrossriverYamunadownstreamofOkhlabarrage,New
Delhi;antierosionmeasuresonrightbankofriverGangainthevicinityofeastern
railway line at Maharajpur, Jharkhand; protection measures for Kosi afflux bunds
andfloodembankments;optimizationofprotectionmeasuresfortributariesjoining
river Swan between Gagret bridge to Santokhgarh bridge in district Una, H.P. In
addition,fiveresearchpaperswerepublishedandsixlecturesweredeliveredbythe
officersofthisgroup.
Reservoir and Reservoir Systems Modelling: Some important studies conducted
include:predictionoffloodlevelsalongriversGodavariandNasardiinNashikcity,
Maharashtratosuggestsuitablefloodcontrolmeasures;locationandtypeofintake
were carried out for thermal power project at Meja (Uttar Pradesh), (RGCCPP)
StageII near Kayamkulam (Kerala),Lara (Chhattisgarh), Nabinagar (Bihar) and Kudgi
(Karnataka);areadrainagestudieswerealsoconductedforproposedthermalpower
plant near Meja (Uttar Pradesh), Nabinagar and Muzaffarpur. An important
contributionisthedevelopment of mathematicalmodelcodeforfloodforecasting
of Kol dam with model operation to suit the real time flood warning operation.
Threepaperswere publishedinInternational Journalnamely,InternationalJournal
ofEngineering Sciences,InternationalJournalofMathematicsandEngineeringand
International Journal of Geoinformatics. In addition eleven research papers were
publishedandeightlecturesweredeliveredatdifferentorganizationsbytheofficers
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 RiverEngineering
RiverandReservoirSystemsModelling
ReservoirandAppurtenantStructures
CoastalandOffshoreEngineering
FoundationandStructures
AppliedEarthSciences
Instrumentation,CalibrationandTestingFacilities.
Physicalandmathematicalmodelstudiescoupledwithfieldand
laboratoryexperimentsarecarriedoutinthesevenmajorareas
ofexpertiseofCWPRSasfollows:
1. River Engineering: River Engineering mainly deals with
river training and bank protection works, hydraulic
designofbarragesandbridges,andlocationanddesign
of water intakes using morphological studies. Field
studies for measuring water and sediment discharge in
riversandcanalsarealsoconducted.
2. RiverandReservoirSystemsModelling:Hydrologicand
meteorologicstudiesareconductedtoestimateextreme
values of various parameters such as rainfall,
temperature and humidity. Flood estimation and
forecast,reservoir sedimentation and water quality
studies are carried out using mathematical models and
fieldsurveys.
3. Reservoir and Appurtenant Structures: Spillways and
EnergyDissipatorsarestudiedonphysicalmodels.Water
conductor systems including head race and tail race
channels/tunnels and surge shafts are studied on both
physical and mathematical models. Studies are carried
out on physical models for desilting basins,
inthisgroup.
Reservoir&AppurtenantStructures:
Most important among the studies under this discipline is the Measurement of
hydrodynamicforcesandpressureson stillingbasinandspillwaysurface,forSiang
Lower Dam Spillway (Arunachal Pradesh). This is the first two tier spillway in the
countrycomprisingofoverflow ogeespillway onthetopandsluicespillwaybelow
with a common energy dissipator as stilling basin. Another notable study was for
Lower Subansiri Dam Spillway (Arunachal Pradesh / Assam) to evolve design of
stilling basin as an alternative to skijump bucket and Aerator on Spillway. Model
studies for spillway and silt flushing tunnel beyond desilting chamber for
Punatsangchhu Stage I, Project in Bhutan was also carried out. The paper
"Limitations of Spillway Roller Bucket" is published in Water and Energy
International Journal, CBIP. The officers of this group also published ten other
researchpapersanddeliveredfourinvitedlecturesatdifferentorganizations.
Coastal&OffshoreEngineering:
Comprehensive hydraulic studies were carried out to evolve the layout and the
design of cross sections of the breakwaters for the ports at Katem Baina and
Sancoale in Goa, Muthalapozhy in Kerala,Kashid and Jeevana in Maharashtra, and
HejamadiKodiinKarnataka.Theimpactoftheportdevelopmentontheshoreline
was also studied and the soft solutions in the form of sand bypassing were
suggested.ThedesignofcoastalprotectionworksonthesoutherncoastofGujarat
statewhichhasbeensufferinggradualerosionandinundationduetowavesduring
high tide of monsoon, were suggested for 14 villages and towns. Site specific
protectionworksbasedonbeachprofile,tidallevelandwavedata,andtheexisting
siteconditionssuchasapproachforconstruction,availabilityofmaterial,etc.were
provided for these sites. The coastal states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and
TamilNaduhaveplannednumberoffishingharboursontheopencoastsaswellas
in the inlets. Studies were carried out for fishing ports at Katem Baina (Goa),
Hejamadi Kodi, Shiroor Alvegadde and Tonginagundi (Karnataka), Colachel (Tamil
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 sedimentationandflushingthroughreservoirs,sediment
exclusion devices. Sedimentation in reservoirs is also
assessedthroughremotesensing.
4. Coastal and Offshore Engineering: This discipline deals
with optimization of location, length and alignment of
breakwaters, jetties, berths, approach channel, turning
circle etc. for development of ports and harbours.
Estimation of siltation in harbours, their disposal and
sand bypassing, location of sand trap and hot water
recirculation studies are carried out using both physical
and mathematical models. Suggesting suitable coastal
protectionmeasuresbasedonlocallyavailablematerials
isanimportantactivityofthegroup.
5. Foundation and Structures: Laboratory and field tests
are carried out to determine soil, rock and concrete
properties. Mathematical modelling as well as
experimental studies are conducted for studying the
stability and structural safety of dams and appurtenant
structures.Fieldstudiesarecarriedoutforassessingthe
health of hydraulic structures and suggesting suitable
repairingmeasures.
6. Applied Earth Sciences: Seismic surveillance of river
valleyprojects,assessmentofsitespecificdesignseismic
parameters, controlled blasting studies for civil
engineering construction sites, evaluation of quality of
concrete and masonry is done by nondestructive
methods and estimation of elastic properties for
foundation of massive structures for geophysical
methodsarethemainactivitiesofthisgroup.
7. Instrumentation, Calibration and Testing Facilities:
HydraulicInstrumentationisusedfordatacollectionon
physicalhydraulicmodels.Fielddatacollectioniscarried
Nadu). Twelve research papers were published and thirteen invited lectures
deliveredatdifferentorganizationsbytheofficersofthisgroup.
Foundation&Structures:
Important studies are: 3D FEM analysis for Garudeshwar weir which helped the
projectauthoritiesintakingnecessarystrengtheningmeasuresintheformofsteel
reinforcementaroundtheopening,analysisofdaminstrumentationdataforIndira
Sagar Project to assess its safety under hydrostatic forces, periodical analysis and
interpretationofdatafromembeddedstraingaugesforVarahiH.EProjectStageII
inKarnataka,determinationofstrengthanddrillabilitycharacteristicsofrocksfrom
VirdilargeMinorIrrigationProjectandidentificationofrepairmaterialsandrepair
methodology for asserting seepage in Anjunem masonry dam, Goa. Studies were
alsocarriedoutforRepairstostillingbasinofSardarSarovarDam,Gujarat,Thermal
AnalysisofBackingConcreteinMullaperiyarDamandDeterminationofgeotextile
properties of geobags for Water Resources Department, Bihar. Basic research
related to the effect of foundation depth, material properties and boundaries on
stressdistributioningravitydamsandstressdistributioninspillwayblocksfortwo
different dam sections under 2D plane strain and stress conditions by 2D dynamic
and 2D stress analysis, respectively was also carried out. Simulation of prototype
hydrostatic testing of lined pipeline by 3D stress analysis was also conducted. In
addition,fourresearchpaperswerepublishedandsixlecturesweredeliveredbythe
officersofthegroup.
AppliedEarthSciences:MajorstudiesconductedincludeEstimationofsitespecific
designearthquakegroundmotionsforLowerORRDam(MadhyaPradesh),Dagmara
(Bihar), Teesta Intermediate and Low Dam I and II Combined (West Bengal) and
Katni (Madhya Pradesh), Controlled blast studies for safeguarding the green
concreteforenergydissipationarrangementatMulshidamofTataPowerCompany
Ltd., Ultrasonic nondestructive testing for TG foundation of 500 MW Chandrapur
ThermalPowerStation,FoundationinvestigationforHarappansiteofRakhigarhiin
Haryanausinggeophysicaltechniques,Seismicstabilityanalysisforembankmentsat
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Andhra Pradesh and Tracer studies for Mullaperiyar
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 out on coastal parameters like water level,
velocity,waveheight etc. A Random Sea Wave
Generation(RSWG)systemisusedforwaveflumesand
basins. Dam instrumentation is provided on prototype.
Current meter and flow meter calibration facilities are
alsoavailable,whichareusedextensively.
dam. In addition, sixteen research papers were published and six invited lectures
weredeliveredatdifferentorganizationsbytheofficersofthisgroup.
Instrumentation, Calibration and Testing Facilities: Some important studies
conductedduringtheyearinclude:HydrographicSurveyofBakareshwarReservoir,
Birbhum,WestBengalusingIntegratedBathymetrySystem,PerformanceTestson
3 Units of 35 MW Francis Turbine of Loktak Hydro Electric Projects, Manipur and
AnalysisforWaterHammerControlDeviceonrisingmainofSatrapurLiftIrrigation
Scheme,Maharashtra.Calibrationofaround983differenttypesofcurrentmeters
was carried out for discharge measurements by organizations like Central Water
Commission (CWC), State Government Departments of Water Resources Division,
andCurrentmetermanufacturers.Calibrationofflowmeters,testingoffiltersand
ascertaining flow valve characteristics were conducted for various clients. In
addition,eightresearchpaperswerepublishedandnineinvitedlecturesdeliveredat
differentorganisationsbytheofficersofthisgroup.

14. NationalProjectsConstructionCorporationLimited
MajorActivities MajorAchievements
Dams, barrages & canals tunnels & underground projects, hydro (i) NPCCisearningprofitsince200910.
electric power projects, thermal power projects, Townships & other
residential buildings Institutional buildings, office complexes, roads, (ii) NegativenetworthofRs.796.94croreason31.3.2009becamepositiveas
bridges & flyovers, industrial structures, surface transport projects, Rs.94.21croreason31.3.2014.
environmentalprojects,realestateworks.

(iii) Turnoverincreasedfrom Rs.310.13crore in200405to Rs.1175 crorein

201314.

(iv) Order book position improved from Rs.1547 crore as on 31.3.2005 to
Rs.4795croreason31.3.2014.

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 15. WAPCOSLtd.
MajorActivities
Main fields of specialization of the company cover Irrigation and Land
Drainage, Flood Control and Land Reclamation, River Management, Dams,
Reservoir Engineering and Barrages, Integrated Agriculture Development,
Watershed Management, Hydropower and Thermal Power Generation,
Power Transmission and Distribution, Rural Electrification, Ground Water
Exploration, Minor Irrigation, Water Supply and Sanitation (Rural and
Urban), Environmental Engineering including Environmental Impact
Assessment and Environmental Audit, Ports and Harbours and Inland
Waterways, Roads & Bridges; Rain Water Harvesting; Ghats Development;
Survey & Investigations, System Studies & Information Technology, City
Development Plans, Financial Management Systems, Quality Control and
Construction Supervision, Roads and Bridges. The company provides
concepttocommissioning services fordevelopmentalprojects inIndia and
abroad.
MajorAchievements
CompanysOperationsexpandedfrom8Countriesto38Countries,atpresent.
Secured Excellent Rating with MoU Composite score of 1.0. This is the
highest achievable score as per Performance Evaluation criteria of the
DepartmentofPublicEnterprises,Govt.ofIndia.
Secured Excellent Rating on the basis of Compliance with guidelines on
CorporateGovernance.
PaiddividendofRs.15croresinSeptember,2014Highesteverinthehistory
ofCompany.
IssuedBonus Shares of Rs. 09.00Crores inSeptember, 2014.Paidupcapital
increased12.5timesin4years.
NetworthoftheCompanyincreasedtoRs.257.22crore.
GrossIncomeincreasedtoRs.920.93crores.
ProfitabilityincreasedtoRs.102.52crores.
Turnover per Employee reflecting productivity of the company grew to Rs.
145.80lakhintherecentyear.
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 16. PolavaramProjectAuthority

The union Cabinet in its meeting held on 01st may, 2014 approved constitution of Polavaram Project Authority and
GoverningBodyofPPAunderAndhraPradeshReorganizationAct,2014tobefundedbyCentralGovernment.
PolavaramProject(alsoknownasIndiaSagarPolavaramproject)intheexistingStateAndhraPradesh,isamultipurpose
with an assessed Culturable Command Area of 2.91 lakh hectares and power generation potential of 960 Mega Watt
(MW). Italsohas a provisionfor supply of 23.44 thousand Million CubicFeet (TMC)wateras delinkingwater supply to
VishakhapatnamSteelPlant.Aninterbasintransferof80TMCwaterannuallytoKrishnariverbasinisalsoenvisaged.

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