Topic: Central Water Commission
DRIP-2
The World Bank recently approved 250 million USD to improve performance of existing dams in India and to improve their safety. The funds have been allocated to the...
Google joins hands with Central Water Commission for flood forecasting initiative
The search engine giant Google has joined hands with the Central Water Commission in order to make the flood forecasting in the country more advanced and more effective....
Report on Central and State Water Departments based on Efficiency Targets: Gujarat leads
The Ministry of Jal Shakti recently launched rankings of Central and state governmental water departments based on their efficiency targets. According to the report, Gujarat topped the ranking...Centre issued Drought Advisory to Six States
The Union Government has issued a drought advisory to six southern and western states and has asked them to use water judiciously. This was issued amid rising concern...
Loan Agreement signed for Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
The World Bank, Government of India and representatives from the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand signed Loan Agreement for additional financing of $137 Million...
Factbox: Mekedatu Project
The tussle between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on the issue of River Cauvery has got a new addition. The proposal of Karnataka to build dam at Mekedatu is...
CWC, Google sign agreement for flood forecasting and dissemination of flood related information
Central Water Commission (CWC) has signed collaboration agreement with search engine giant Google for flood forecasting and dissemination of flood related information to masses. This initiative will help...
Government extends timeline of Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Project
The meeting of Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) has revised cost and deadline of World Bank funded Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Project (DRIP) to Rs.3466 Crore till June 2020....
First International Dam Safety Conference held in Thiruvananthapuram
The first International Dam Safety Conference-2018 was held in Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) from January 23-24, 2018. It was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and was presided...
