A regional workshop on National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM) Programme-Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha was organised by Central Ground water Board (CGWB).
Union minister of state for Environment, forest and Climate changeAshwini Kumar Choubeywas the chief guest of the occasion. He emphasized for implementation of the NAQUIM outcomes for better ground water management and planning.
Aquifer mapping will be very useful in sustainable use of ground water and framing long term policy related to ground water withdrawal for Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and drinking water, he said.
More than 270 participants, including scientists, officers, technical and ground Water experts from various state and central government departments participated in the event.
The objectives of the NAQUIM program is to identify and map the aquifers in India, to estimate the quantity and quality of groundwater Resources in the aquifers and to develop a national groundwater Database and information system among others.