INDIAN PARTNERS

The Ministry of Jal Shakti is the partner authority for the India-EU Water Partnership (IEWP). The MoWR, RD & GR is responsible for formulating policy guidelines and programs for the development and regulation of the country’s water resources. In their endeavors, they are supported by several technical agencies for the implementation as well as awareness of these programs and schemes.

Key agencies supporting the implementation of the IEWP Action Plan include:

 

Central Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of Jal Shakti :

CWC is India’s premier technical organization for initiating, coordinating, and strengthening in consultation with the concerned state governments, schemes for control, conservation, and utilization of surface water resources for the purpose of flood control, irrigation, navigation, drinking water supply, and hydropower
development. The CWC and its regional offices in collaboration with European experts support the planning and implementation of the IEWP activities.

 

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Ministry of Jal Shakti:

CGWB is India’s premier scientific research organization for the sustainable development and management of groundwater resources in India. The CGWB and its regional offices in collaboration with the European experts are essential for achieving the goals agreed under the IEWP on groundwater aspects.

 

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti:

Ministry of Jal Shakti: NMCG is an implementation body of the National Ganga Council. Its aim is to ensure the decrease in pollution and rejuvenation of the River Ganga by adopting a River Basin Management Approach and to ensure minimum environmental flows in the River Ganga with the aim of ensuring good
water quality and environmentally sustainable development.IEWP has a special focus on Ganga Rejuvenation and Environmental Flows, of which NMCG is a key partner.

 

National Water Academy (NWA), Ministry of Jal Shakti:

The main mandate of NWA is training the in-service engineers of various Central/State organizations involved in the development and management of water resources. Thus, NWA is a core partner for planning and organizing capacity-building measures under the IEWP.

 

Water Resource Department (WRD) of Selected States:

WRD of the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh provide administrative support and technical inputs on various activities under the IEWP.

 

Other National Institutions:

Sector-specific National Institutions such as Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Wildlife Institute of India (WII), National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) and others are often involved in IEWP activities.