CENTRAL SOIL AND MATERIALS RESEARCH STATION (CSMRS)
- CSMRS, New Delhi, is a premier organization in the country dealing with field explorations, laboratory investigations, and basic and applied research particularly for construction of river valley projects and safety evaluation of existing dams.
CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD (CGWB)
- Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), under the Ministry of Water Resources, is a multi-disciplinary scientific organization with a mandate to develop and disseminate technologies for sustainable development and management of India’s Ground Water Resources.
- The Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training and Research Institute, headed by Director (RG1) is located in Raipur.
CENTRAL GROUND WATER AUTHORITY
- It is functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Water Resources with its Headquarters in Delh
- The Authority is headed by the Chairman and 14 other members from different Ministries including all the 4 Members of CGWB.
- The Authority performs the functions to regulate and control, management and development of ground water in the country and to issue necessary regulatory directions for the purpose.
CENTRAL WATER AND POWER RESEARCH STATION
- The Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), established in 1916, is the premier hydraulic research institute offering comprehensive R&D support to a variety of projects dealing with water, energy resources development and waterborne transport.
- CWPRS is recognized as the Regional Laboratory for Economic and Social Committee for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) since 1971.
