Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation has set up the central body – National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) to maintain a comprehensive water resources data.
NWIC will be a subordinate office under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. It will be headed by joint secretary level officer.
It aims to Empower inform every citizen with up to date and reliable water data and information (excluding classified data) through web-based India Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) on geographic information system (GIS)