A debate on Private Sector approaches to Water Management for the poor provides a unique opportunity to learn about private sectro microfinance approaches to water management that have been used for a range of purposes from purchasing household water connections and clean water storage units, like rainwater harvesting tanks to the construction of household latrines.
The database aims to evolve suitable policy in the field of water supply and sanitation sector and is useful in analyzing the data for implementing suitable programmes in India.
As per this plan, harnessing of monsoon run-off through artificial recharge techniques would be one of the thrust areas in coming years in management of ground water resources.
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) provides data on groundwater quality problems due to industrial activities and state-wise details of groundwater contamination
Ministry of water resources provides data on river basins, water resources, water pollution, water quality, projects and financing etc. on their website
Instead of using their powers, the central agencies work more like the agents and catalysts for irrigation projects that have not been approved by either CWC or the Planning Commission