National Aquifer Mapping Programme (NAQUIM)
Under the National Aquifer Mapping Programme (NAQUIM) of Ganga Basin organized by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) special attention has been given to this aspect and water wells have been constructed tapping arsenic free aquifersusing state of the art technology in parts of Ballia and Ghazipur districts of Uttar Pradesh”.
The Programme
- Aquifer mapping of about nine lakh sq kms area across the country has been completed and mapping of another nine lakh sq kms will be completed in another three years.
- Government has started an ambitious National Project on Aquifer Management (NAQUIM) under national water policy 2012. In the first ....
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