The 5th World Bank Mission for Implementation Support under National Hydrology Project was held at Niathu Resort, Chumoukedima, Nagaland on 27th and 28th May 2022.
Altogether 16 Central and State implementing agencies of the National Hydrology Project from the East Zone participated in the review mission. The objective of the mission is to review the physical and financial progress of the project and identify the bottlenecks and bridge the gap in planning and implementation. All the 16 implementing agencies highlighted the achievements, status, and target to be attained.
Representatives from the World Bank and the Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti were part of the gathering. The 16 implementing agencies from the East Zone were Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Jharkhand, West Bengal (SW), West Bengal (GW), Odisha, Bihar (SW) Bihar (GW), Central Water Commission, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). Subsequently, two review missions will be held in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu during June for the North, South, and West Zone Agencies, a DIPR report said.
Rakesh Kashyap, Senior Joint Commissioner (NHP), said in his keynote address, that the aim is to improve the extent, reliability, and accessibility of water resources information, strengthen the capacity of targeted water resource management institutions in India, and facilitate the acquisition of reliable information efficiently which would pave the way for an effective water resource development and management.
The welcome address was delivered by Kevisa Kense, Secretary-cum-Project Coordinator, NHP, WRD, Nagaland. A vote of thanks was given by Er. Hotovi Ayemi, Chief Engineer-cum-Nodal Officer (NHP), WRD, and an address by Dr. Anju Guar, TTL, World Bank.
The program was organized by Water Resources Department, Government of Nagaland under the aegis of the National Hydrology Project Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD&GR.