{"id":12792,"date":"2025-09-25T11:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12792"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:27:17","slug":"central-water-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/central-water-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Water Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Central Water Commission (CWC) Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti organised a virtual workshop on the theme &#8220;Technology for Efficient Water Management&#8221; as part of the Sujalam Bharat Summit (2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Central Water Commission (CWC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> Premier technical organisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in water resources under the <\/span><b>Ministry of Jal Shakti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: New Delhi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It formulates &amp; coordinates <\/span><b>schemes for flood control, irrigation, drinking water, navigation, and hydropower<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also conducts <\/span><b>investigations, construction, and implementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of water projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Structure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CWC is headed by a <\/span><b>Chairman (Ex-Officio Secretary, GoI)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three wings: <\/span><b>Designs &amp; Research (D&amp;R), River Management (RM), and Water Planning &amp; Projects (WP&amp;P)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>National Water Academy, Pune<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trains engineers from central &amp; state agencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>About Sujalam Bharat Summit (2025)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Sujalam Bharat Summit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>national initiative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Jal Shakti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and coordinated by <\/span><b>NITI Aayog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, focusing on <\/span><b>water management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>sanitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>sustainable practices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>bring grassroots perspectives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into national policy-making, aligning with the <\/span><b>vision of the Prime Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A series of <\/span><b>six Departmental Summits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been planned to gather <\/span><b>feedback from the field<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the impact and challenges of water-related policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2170860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>PIB<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Water Commission (CWC) is a premier technical organization of India in the field of water resources. 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