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The Ministry of Jal Shakti is a government agency of India that deals with water resources, river development, Ganga rejuvenation and drinking water and sanitation. It was formed in 2019 by merging two previous ministries and has several departments, projects, schemes and tribunals under its jurisdiction.
Central Water Commission (CWC) is a technical organization of India in the field of water resources, under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. It initiates, coordinates and executes schemes for flood control, irrigation, navigation, drinking water supply and hydro power development.
Jal Jeevan Mission is a scheme by the Ministry of Jal Shakti of India to provide tap water to every rural household by 2024. It is a restructuring of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme and has significantly improved household clean tap water availability in India.
The ministry was formed in 1985 and renamed in 2014 to focus on the Ganga River Basin. It was merged with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2019 to form the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) is a financing, planning, implementing, monitoring and coordinating authority for the Ganges River, functioning under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, of India. The mission of the organisation is to safeguard the drainage basin which feeds water into the Ganges by protecting it from pollution or overuse.
On occasion of 75 years of the Independence of India, the Ministry of Jal Shakti constituted a committee to identify the heritage water sites.Total 421 nominations were received from the states, union territories, central government agencies and people.
A proposed civil engineering project to link rivers in India for water management, irrigation, and flood control. The project has a long history, but faces environmental, ecological, and social challenges.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is a ministry of Government of India that deals with statistics and programme implementation. It has two departments: Statistics and Programme Implementation, and two wings: National Statistical Office and Programme Implementation Wing.