Difference between revisions of "Central Water Commission"
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| − | Central Water Commission is a | + | '''The Central Water Commission''' is a technical organization in the field of Water Resources. It is presently functioning as an attached office of the [ww.xxx.in Ministry of Water Resources], Government of India. The Commission is assigned with the general responsibilities of initiating, coordinating and furthering in consultation for the State Governments concerned. It is thus entrusted with the coordination of schemes for control, conservation and utilization of water resources throughout the country, for purpose of flood control, irrigation, navigation, drinking water supply and water power development. It also undertakes the investigations, construction and execution of any such schemes as required. |
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| + | The work of the Commission is divided among 3 wings namely, Designs and Research Wing (D&R), River Management Wing (RM) and Water Planning and Projects Wing (WP&P). | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 16 July 2008
| Central Water Commission, Govt. of India | |
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| Location: | New Delhi, India |
| Type: | Governmental organisation |
| Class: | Central |
| Key work: | Research, river management, water project planning |
| Website: www.cwc.nic.in | |
The Central Water Commission is a technical organization in the field of Water Resources. It is presently functioning as an attached office of the [ww.xxx.in Ministry of Water Resources], Government of India. The Commission is assigned with the general responsibilities of initiating, coordinating and furthering in consultation for the State Governments concerned. It is thus entrusted with the coordination of schemes for control, conservation and utilization of water resources throughout the country, for purpose of flood control, irrigation, navigation, drinking water supply and water power development. It also undertakes the investigations, construction and execution of any such schemes as required.
The work of the Commission is divided among 3 wings namely, Designs and Research Wing (D&R), River Management Wing (RM) and Water Planning and Projects Wing (WP&P).
Main activities
- Administrative and institutional support
- Training and research
- Human resource development
- Development of voluntary action
- Provision of Drinking Water Supply
- Extension of Sanitation facilities
- Development of desert and drought prone areas
