Rainwater Harvesting
CGWB has implemented demonstrative projects on artificial recharge to groundwater and
rain water harvesting in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi,
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh, West
Bengal and UT Chandigarh
Central Ground Water Authority
Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of
regulating and controlling ground water development and management in the country and issuing
necessary directives for the purpose. The Authority performs the following functions: exercise of
powers under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for issuing directions and
taking such measures in respect of all the matters referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3 of the
said Act; to resort to penal provisions contained in Sections 15 to 21 of the said Act; to regulate
and control, management and development of ground water in the country and to issue necessary
regulatory directions for the purpose.
Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training and Research Institute
The Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training and Research Institute (RGNGWTRI) is
the training arm of Central Ground Water Board and is located at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. It caters
to the training requirements of Central Ground Water Board and other central and state
government organizations, academic institutes, NGOs, etc. RGNGWTRI is implementing a three
tier (national level, state and block level) training programme keeping in view the requirements
of the National Project on Aquifer Management. RGNGWTRI is also mandated to carry out
research in the field of ground water.
Central Water Commission
Central Water Commission (CWC) is headed by a Chairman, with the status of an ex-officio
Secretary to the Government of India. The work of the Commission is divided among 3 wings
namely, Designs and Research Wing (D&R), Water Planning and Projects Wing (WP&P) and
River Management Wing (RM). Each wing comprises a number of units/ organizations and is
responsible for the disposal of tasks and duties falling within the scope of functions assigned to
it. In order to achieve better management in the water resources sector and have better
coordination with the state government departments, CWC has established 13 regional offices.
The offices are located at Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Delhi,
Hyderabad, Lucknow, Nagpur, Patna, Shillong, Siliguri and Gandhi Nagar. National Water
Academy, the training institute of CWC, is located at Pune for training of central and state in-
service engineers, NGO’s, etc.
Relevant Website: www.cwc.gov.in
Functions
CWC is charged with the general responsibility of initiating, coordinating and furthering in
consultation with the state governments concerned, schemes for control, conservation and
utilization of water resources in the respective state for the purpose of flood management,
irrigation, drinking water supply and water power generation. The Commission, if so required,