Ministry moots water efficiency bureau for conservation
28 Jan 2013 6:04 AM IST
To increase efficiency in water use by 20 per cent by 2017, the Ministry of Water Resources has proposed an autonomous body to develop standards for water conservation and evolve mechanisms for water footprints and water auditing.
The proposed ‘National Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (NBWUE)’ will have an overall responsibility of improving water use efficiency across sectors such as irrigation, drinking water, industry and power generation, ministry officials said.
They said the ministry’s proposal for setting up the NBWUE had been sent to the expenditure finance committee (EFC) of the finance ministry and an approval was expected soon.
‘We are waiting for approval from the EFC and then we will move the cabinet. We hope the two processes are completed in the current fiscal (ending March),’ a senior official, who did not want to be named, said.
The ministry is keen to establish the bureau at the earliest as the National Water Mission has set a goal of increasing water use efficiency by 20 per cent. The National Water Mission, which was approved by the cabinet in 2011, is one of the eight missions under the National Plan on Climate Change.
The proposed ‘National Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (NBWUE)’ will have an overall responsibility of improving water use efficiency across sectors such as irrigation, drinking water, industry and power generation, ministry officials said.
They said the ministry’s proposal for setting up the NBWUE had been sent to the expenditure finance committee (EFC) of the finance ministry and an approval was expected soon.
‘We are waiting for approval from the EFC and then we will move the cabinet. We hope the two processes are completed in the current fiscal (ending March),’ a senior official, who did not want to be named, said.
The ministry is keen to establish the bureau at the earliest as the National Water Mission has set a goal of increasing water use efficiency by 20 per cent. The National Water Mission, which was approved by the cabinet in 2011, is one of the eight missions under the National Plan on Climate Change.
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