MONITORING SYSTEM FOR GROUNDWATER

• Real-time groundwater surveillance grid run by Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) via Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), using telemetry-enabled Digital Water Level Recorders (DWLRs).
• Backbone schemes: Ground Water Monitoring & Regulation (GWM&R) Scheme, National Hydrology Project (NHP) and Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY).
• Examinable as a S&T + Governance + Environment intersection — feeds into the annual Dynamic Ground Water Resources Assessment used for policy on water-stressed blocks.