UPPER YAMUNA RIVER BOARD
- “Upper Yamuna” refers to the reach of Yamuna from its origin at Yamunotri to Okhla Barrage in Delhi.
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 1994 amongst the basin states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi, for sharing the utilizable surface flows of river Yamuna up to Okhla.
- The MoU also provided for creation of “Upper Yamuna River Board” to implement the said agreement.
- Accordingly, the Central Government constituted the Upper Yamuna River Board in 1995 as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Water Resources.
- The resolution also provided for constitution of a Review Committee, to be known as the Upper Yamuna Review Committee (UYRC), comprising the Chief Ministers of the co-basin states as members and Union Minister/ Minister of State for Water Resources as Chairman, to supervise the working of the Upper Yamuna River Board.
NATIONAL WATER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- It was established in 1982 as a registered Society under the Ministry of Water Resources to study the feasibility of the Peninsular Component of National Perspective Plan.
- The NWDA is fully funded by Government of India through grants-in-aid.
- Subsequently in 1990-91, NWDA Society resolved to take up the studies of Himalayan Component also.
- The agency functions with the following main objectives to carry out detailed surveys and investigations of possible reservoir sites and inter-connecting links in order to establish feasibility of the proposals of Peninsular Rivers Development and Himalayan Rivers Development Components.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY
- It is a Government of India Society under the Ministry of Water Resources, established in 1978 at Roorkee, is conducting basic, applied and strategic research in the fields of hydrology and water resources development.
- The Institute is fully aided by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India.
