CGWB

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is a scientific department under Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. It is a multidisciplinary Scientific Organization with a mandate to "Develop and disseminate technologies for Scientific and Sustainable development and management of India's Ground Water Resources, including monitoring exploration, assessment and augmentation." The Central Ground Water Board was formed in 1970 by renaming erstwhile Exploratory Tube well Organization. Subsequently, Ground Water Division of Geological Survey of India got merged with it in 1972. The Board was placed under various ministries in the past and since 1982, it is an organization under Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. Central Ground Water Board is also discharging the functions as Central Ground Water Authority(CGWA) to regulate and control the development and management of ground water in the country

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Field	Value
Agency Type	Central