R & D PROGRAMME IN WATER SECTOR

The activity is a component of the Plan Scheme of the Department titled “Research and Development Programme in Water Sector and Implementation of National Water Mission”. The subcomponents of the activity are as follows:

(a) R&D activities in Apex Organisations at National level:
There are four premier organisations under the Department which carry out research of applied nature and provide solutions to the demand driven problems through the specific research activities funded under the scheme. These organisations are as under:
• Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune
• Central Soil and Material Research Station, New Delhi
• National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
• Central Water Commission, New Delhi

(b) Sponsoring and Co-ordinating research in water sector:
Keeping the peculiarities and large variation in the nature of problems associated with water resources planning and development in view, the issues involved in research related to particular region and specific project cannot be addressed completely through the premier organizations of Ministry. In order to encourage research activities of this nature, DoWR, RD & GR is sponsoring research schemes in various IITs, Universities, recognised R&D laboratories, Water Resources/ Irrigation departments of the Central and State Governments and NGOs through three Indian National Committees (INCs). read more