HARYANA OKAYS PROJECT TO MONITOR WATER RESOURCES

CHANDIGARH: Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has accorded administrative approval for implementation of the ₹50-crore National Hydrology Project to be set up in the state.

The project, aimed at improving the extent, quality and accessibility of information about water resources, will be set up with 100% central assistance, an official spokesman said on Monday. The beneficiaries of the project include central and state implementing agencies responsible for surface and ground water planning and management, farm communities selected for pilot projects for water management, rural and urban water and power users and populations affected by floods and droughts.

The central assistance has been given for implementation of the project. “A memorandum of agreement and financial management under the National Hydrology Project has already been signed between principal secretary, irrigation and water resources, Haryana, and joint secretary in the ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation,” said the spokesman.

The project would establish monitoring networks in Haryana with a focus on deploying new sensors, data storage and telemetry technologies to establish comprehensive, modern and automated real-time monitoring for water resources.