National Hydrology Project

Why in news?

• Union Minister of Jal Shakti reviews progress made under National Hydrology Project.

About National Hydrology Project:

• National Hydrology Project (NHP) 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.
• It was started in the year 2016 as a Central Sector Scheme with 100% grant to Implementing agencies on pan India basis with a budget outlay of Rs 3680 Crore to be spent over a period of 8 years.
• NHP is facilitating acquisition of reliable information efficiently which would pave the way for an effective water resource development and management.
• The Project will create Water resource monitoring system, water resource information system (WRIS), water resource operation and planning systems and institutional capacity enhancement.
• Under NHP, a nationwide repository of water resources data - NWIC has been established.
• The project has two groups of direct beneficiaries:
  • Central and state implementing agencies (IAs) responsible for surface and/or groundwater planning and management, including river basin organizations; and
  • Users of the WRIS across various sectors and around the World.
• The project is funded by World Bank assistance.

Prelims Question

Consider the following places:
1.Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
2.Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement 
3.Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) 
4.Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project
Which of the projects given above are World bank (IBRD) assisted projects?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 ,3 and 4 only
(c)1,2 and 3 only
(d)1,2,3 and 4

Answer to prelims question