Hydro-Meteorological Observation

Hydrological data observation is specialized work and Central Water Commission (CWC) has been mandated to carry the same on national basis. CWC has developed enough expertise through its network of hydrological observation stations and has got trained manpower. At present, Central Water Commission is having a network of 878 sites on major rivers and its tributaries of India. In addition to this, Central water Commission is also having a network of 76 exclusive meteorological stations. The details of sites are as under:

GUI based (WRIS) HO Data (Non-classified) in the country

GUI based (WRIS) HO Data (Non-classified) in the country

Page last updated: 29-12-2017

What's New in CWC

A Brainstorming Session with Former Chairmen / Members of CWC was held on 11.5.2019 at New Delhi to discuss various aspects related to role and activities of CWC and to seek their advice for improvement of the same.

21/05/2019

Draft Concept Note on "Premissible Velocity in Concrete Lined Water Condutor System (Head Race Tunnel) Conveying Water for Power Generation.(Uploaded in Circular section for comments within three weeks)

16/05/2019

The total water available in live storage of 91 reservoirs in the country being monitored by CWC was 44.459 BCM as on 18.04.2019.This is 27% of the total live storage capacity of these reservoirs and 103% of storage of average of last ten years. The overall storage position is more than the ..Read More

22/04/2019

Govt of Gujarat has signed MoU on 7th January 2019 with Central Water Commission and CWPRS at Gandhinagar for Implementation of Coastal Management Information System (CMIS) in the State.

10/01/2019

Chairman, Central Water Commission handed over Emergency Action Plan document of Hirakud Dam to Principal Secretary, Odisha Water Resources Department on January 10 , 2019 at Rajiv Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. The EAP has been prepared under DRIP to act as model document for other Dam owners.

10/01/2019

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