Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested a senior engineer of the Department of Water Resources for allegedly possessing assets 241 per cent in excess of his known sources of income. “On April 9, Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, Additional Chief Engineer, Central Irrigation Circle, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, currently posted as Additional Chief Engineer (Dam Safety), was arrested by Odisha Vigilance and forwarded to the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack, for possession o…
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Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown on corrupt state government employees, the Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday unearthed huge assets during simultaneous house searches at properties linked to a senior official of the Department of Water Resources over allegations of accumulating assets beyond his known sources of income. “On the allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income, simultaneous house searches were conducted on the properties of Raje…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Strategies for sustainable development of water resources took centrestage as V.L. Kantha Rao, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, chaired a Regional State Water Secretaries Conference in Telangana, an official said on Thursday.At the meeting, held at Dr MCR HRD Institute of Telangana, Rao, who heads Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti, reaffirmed the department’s commitment to prov…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India and Bhutan have decided to further strengthen bilateral cooperation on trans-boundary rivers and hydropower projects at a high-level official meeting in Thimphu, according to an official statement issued on Friday.V. L. Kantha Rao, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD and GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti, led an Indian delegation comprising officers from the ministry, officials from the Assam and West Bengal govern…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Officials from the Jal Shakti Ministry and States agreed to strengthen coordination and accelerate the implementation of ongoing water resources projects/schemes, including dam safety and flood management, during a regional conference here, an official said on Thursday. V. L. Kantha Rao, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), chaired the high-level Regional Conference of State Water Secretaries that co…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Central Water Commission (CWC), which functions under the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, will be organising a one-day stakeholders’ workshop on flood forecasting services and guidelines for the preparation and appraisal of detailed project reports for flood management on Monday.The focus of the workshop will be on sharing the CWC’s existing services and new initiatives with all stakeholders and seeking their feedback to …
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Central Water Commission (CWC), which functions under the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, will be organising a one-day stakeholders’ workshop on flood forecasting services and guidelines for the preparation and appraisal of detailed project reports for flood management here on Monday, according to an official statement.The focus of the workshop will be on sharing the CWC’s existing services and new initiatives with all st…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) As many as 163 guardians who have worked tirelessly to clean rivers and water bodies will witness the Republic Day Parade 2026 on Monday at Kartavya Path as Special Guests of the Jal Shakti Ministry, an official said.The official from the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation said on Sunday that as a tribute to the country’s rivers, spectator enclosures for the Parade have been named after Beas, Brahmaputra, Chambal, Chenab, Gandak, Ga…