National Hydrology Project

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National Hydrology Project

Question: When did the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to Implementation of the National Hydrology Project?
(a) 6 April 2016
(b) 5 April 2016
(c) 4 April 2016
(d) 3 April 2016
Ans (a)
Related facts:

  • On 6 April 2016 the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to Implementation of the National Hydrology Project.
  • It will be a central sector scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 3679.7674 crore. This includes Rs.  3,640 crore for National Hydrology Project (NHP) and Rs. 39.7674 crore for National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) to be taken up in two stages.
  • It also provides for establishment of NWIC as an independent organization under the control of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD&GR).
  • The National Hydrology Project (NHP) will help in gathering Hydro-meteorological data which will be stored and analysed on a real time basis and can be seamlessly accessed by any user at the State/District/village level.
  • The components of the proposal are:
  1. In Situ Hydromet Monitoring System and Hydromet Data Acquisition System.
  2. Setting up of National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC).
  3. Water Resources Operation and Management System.
  4. Water Resources Institutions and Capacity Building.
  • The NHP will result in the improvement of:
  1. Data storage, exchange, analysis and dissemination through National Water Informatics Centre.
  2. Mapping of flood inundation areas for use by the disaster management authorities
  3. Assessment of surface and ground water resourcesin a river basin for better planning & allocation for PMKSY and other schemes of Govt. of India
  • The fifty per cent of the amount that is Rs. 1839.8837 crore, would be World Bank loan which would be repaid by Central Government.
  • The remaining 50% that is Rs. 1839.8837 crore would be Central Assistance from the budgetary support.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138630
http://www.hydrology-project.gov.in/