NATIONAL HYDROLOGY PROJECT

CONTEXT:
Union Minister of Jal Shakti reviews progress made under National Hydrology Project in its mid-term.

NATIONAL HYDROLOGY PROJECT:

The National Hydrology Project (NHP) was started in 2016 as a Central Sector Scheme with 100% grant to implementing agencies on a pan-India basis with a budget outlay of Rs 3680 Crore to be spent over a period of 8 years.
The project aims at improving the extent, reliability and accessibility of water resources information and to strengthen the capacity of targeted water resource management institutions in India.
Thus, the NHP is facilitating the acquisition of reliable information efficiently which would pave the way for an effective water resource development and management.
Under the Project, the National Water informatics Centre (NWIC) has been established, which is a nationwide repository of water resources data.
NHP will improve and expand hydrology data and information systems, strengthen water resources operation and planning systems, and enhance institutional capacity for water resources management.
The project will thus strengthen the information base and institutional capacity for evidence-based decision making in water resources planning and operational management at the basin scale across India using the latest technology and tools.

SOURCE: PIB

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