NWIC Setup as a Single Window Source of Updated Data on Water Resources

The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of a National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, to serve as a repository of nation-wide water resources data. A notification to this effect was issued by the Ministry on March 28, 2018.

The management of water resources is a highly complex and tedious task that involves expertise of multidisciplinary domains and depend on historical and real time reliable data and information. For this, the first requirement is to develop, maintain and update regularly a comprehensive Water Resources Information System (WRIS) in public domain for awareness and involvement of all concerned for effective integrated water resources management. This is also a prerequisite for scientific assessment, monitoring, modelling and Decision Support System (DSS) and integrated water resources management. In this backdrop NWIC is expected to provide a ‘Single Window’ source of updated data on water resources & allied themes; and provide value added products and services to all stakeholders for its management and sustainable development.

The centre will also collaborate with leading research institutes, nationally as well as internationally, provide technical support to other central and state organisations dealing with water and emergency response for hydrological extremes.