Water Resources Ministry

India needs alternative growth model to avoid resources running dry, says European Commission

India's material demand was the third-largest in the world, after China and the US.

Madhya Pradesh: BJP's ambitious Ken-Betwa river link project gets green panel's nod

The NDA government's ambitious Rs 9,393 crore Ken-Betwa river interlinking project that will irrigate 6.35 lakh hectares and mitigate drinking water woes of Bundelkhand region has received clearance from the green panel and Tribal Affairs ministry

Uma Bharti says govt to come up with a model act to conserve ground, rain water

The government will soon come out with a draft model law to conserve ground, surface and rain water and increase use of treated water for non-potable purposes, said Uma Bharti

Central teams to assess drought-hit areas in the country

The Central Water Commission and the Central Ground Water Board will identify water resources management challenges

Clean Ganga mission took off in 2014, but it will take time to succeed

Clean Ganga became the mantra of the Water Resources Ministry in 2014 as it tried to revive failed missions to cleanse the polluted river with a slew of measures.

Centre clears 153 flood control proposals

Bharati said 412 flood management proposals with an over-all estimated cost of Rs 42,032 crore were received from the states and Union Territories by appraisal agencies under the water resources ministry from 2011-12 till date.

Why focus only on cleaning Ganga in a drought year? Cong slams govt

Opposition members in Lok Sabha on Monday accused the government of diluting the importance of the Water Resources Ministry in a drought year by its emphasis only on the river Ganga and its cleaning.

Cleaning up the Ganga, Yamuna: Why Modi must forget Sabarmati model

The Sabarmati riverfront may appeal as urban beautification to certain aesthetes but the river remains an ecological disaster. Modi needs to do much better to restore the Ganga and Yamuna.

Flood prediction scheme to be presented to Cabinet after EC nod

With the model code of conduct in force, the Water Resources Ministry had sought the Election Commission's approval to place before the Union Cabinet a scheme to better predict floods, which the EC has allowed