Ministry of Water Resources is working under the Government of India and it is an apex body for administration and formulation of laws, regulations and rules pertaining to the regulation and development of water resources in the country.

The ministry formulates several schemes for the preservation and development of water resources in the country and some of the schemes and programs so far developed by the ministry are:

• Farmers Participation action research programme

• Artificial recharge to ground water through dugwell

• Initiatives for rain water harvesting

• Repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies

• Hydrology project

• CADWM Programme

• AIBP

• Information, education and communication scheme

• B & B Wing Programme

• Ganga Wing Programme

Functions of Ministry of Water Resources:

Ministry of Water Resources has been mandated with several functions by the Government of India and some of them are given below:

• Offering special central finance assistance for particular water resource related project and obtaining external finance from agencies like World Bank for the successful completion of the project

• Facilitation, mediation and coordination with respect to resolution of disputes or differences between inter-state rivers and sometimes overseeing of interstate projects for effective implementation

• Creation of national water development perspective and the determination of water balance of sub-basins and basins for checking the chances of transfer in between basins

Organizations working under the ministry:

Ministry of Water Resources has a number of organizations under its control and the names of these organizations are given below:

• Bansagar Control Board

• Farakka Barrage Project

• Narmada Control Authority

• National water development agency

• Central water and power research station

• Betwa river board

• WAPCOS Limited

• National Institute of Hydrology

• Central Ground Water Board

• Upper Yamuna River Board

• Central Water Commission

• Central Water and Material Research Station

• Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee

• Thungabhadra Board

• Brahmanputra Board

Recent job notifications:

Either the Ministry of Water Resources directly or the organizations working under its control calls for applications from eligible candidates for various vacancies frequently and the positions for which applications were recently invited are given below:

• Consultant

• Assessors for Vansadhara Water Disputes Limited

• Member (Civil) for Narmada Control Authority

• Chief Engineer for Brahmaputra Board on deputation basis

Thus, the ministry offers wide range of employment opportunities frequently and it sometimes appoints eligible candidates as and when a new projects in implemented either on contract basis or on direct recruitment basis.