5th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge to Groundwater
The Ministry of Water Resources is organizing the 5th meeting of the Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge to Ground Water here tomorrow at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe. The Minister for Water Resources, Shri Salman Khurshid, will chair the meeting. Shri Vincent H. Pala, Minister of State for Water Resources will also be present. Eminent NGOs, VOs, Principal Secretaries of the State Governments and senior officers from the Ministry of Water Resources will be attending the meeting.
Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge to Ground Water was constituted on 17th April, 2006 with the objectives to identify priority areas and area- specific technologies for artificial recharge in coordination with various Central /State organizations, NGOs, Industries / Stakeholders etc., along with creation of awareness, education, capacity building, funding strategies and periodic review of actions taken by the Centre and States
The agenda for the 5th meeting of the Council focuses on ground water management in Urban areas, studies required in areas on diminishing ground water quality, aquifers of coastal areas, inter-layered aquifers containing good and poor quality water and aquifers vulnerable to pollution. The Advisory Council is expected to suggest measures for management of ground water resources.
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