Cabinet approves MoU with Australia for collaboration in sustainable groundwater management

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia to promote cooperation in surface and groundwater training, education and research to achieve water security for agricultural, urban, industrial and environmental purposes.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia to promote cooperation in surface and groundwater training, education, and research to achieve water security for agricultural, urban, industrial, and environmental purposes. The MoU was signed between Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga rejuvenation, India and Managing Aquifer Recharge, and Sustaining Groundwater use through village-level intervention (MARVI) PARTNERS, Australia in October 2019.

"The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga rejuvenation, India and Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater use through village-level intervention (MARVI) PARTNERS, Australia in October 2019," said an official release. "The MoU has been signed to promote cooperation in surface and groundwater training, education and research to achieve water security for agricultural, urban, industrial, and environmental purposes," it added.