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The Ministry of Water Resources constituted in February, 1990 an Environment
Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Member, Water Planning, Central Water
Commission, with representatives of concerned Ministries to have periodical and effective
monitoring of the implementation of environmental conditions laid down by the Ministry of
Environment and Forests at the time of clearance of projects. Out of the 82 Irrigation Multi-
purpose and Flood Control Projects for which the Ministry of Environmental Monitoring
Organization of Central Water Commission has stipulated environmental safeguards and
site visits by the committee.
The project authorities of the remaining 72 projects have been requested to set-up
Project-Level Environment Monitoring Committee and Report the progress to the
Environmental Monitoring Committee. The committee has already visited and assessed the
situation in respect of Three Projects identified for close monitoring.
(3) Central Soil And Material Research Station
The Central Soil and Material Research Station, New Delhi, is a premier organization
which deals with Geo-mechanics and construction of material problems relevant River Valley
Project Construction. It plays an active role in imparting knowledge to Engineers involved
in the construction, designs etc. by holding nation level workshops with the help of the
United Nations Development Programme Experts.
(4) Subordinate Organizations
The Ministry of Water Resources has the following Six Subordinate Organization:
(1) Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune;
(2) Central Ground Water Board;
(3) Farakka Barrage Project, Murshidabad;
(4) Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna;
(5) Bansagar Control Board, Rewa;
(6) Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee, Vadodara.(5) Central Water and Power Research Station
The Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune, is devoted to applied and
fundamental research in energy resources and water-borne transport, Research activities
for the stations are carried-out in Ten Laboratories. since 1979, it is the Reorganised Regional
Laboratory if the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific for
studies related to Inland Waterways and Water-borne Transport. It’s clientele is drawn from
Arab Countries, Africa and South-East Asia.
(6) Central Ground Water Board
The Central Ground Water Board, New Delhi, is the National Apex Organization to
carry-out and guide scientific development and management of Ground Water Resources
from the National Perspective. It handles all waters relating to Hydro-Geological Surveys,
exploration, assessment, development and scientific management of the country’s Ground
Water Resources. The main activities of the organization include Macro- level Hydro-Geological
Surveys and Investigations, Deep-Exploratory Drilling Coupled with Geo-physical Logging
and Pump-Tests to study Hydro-Geological Features and National-wise Monitoring of Ground