Section 1
Understanding the Assignment
The RWB programme sits inside a specific policy stack and four distinct state hydrologies. This section pins down what the study is — and what it isn't — before the methodology chapter opens.
Policy anchor points
Mission Amrit Sarovar
75 waterbodies/district target frames RWB's rejuvenation scope.
GoI, 2022
PMKSY
Convergence pathway for water resource development at watershed scale.
MoJS
NITI Aayog Composite Water Management Index
State-level benchmark referenced throughout the study framework.
NITI Aayog
State operating contexts
Phase 1RajasthanExpand
Arid/semi-arid, water-stress, groundwater dependence, evaporation losses, livestock water needs.
Phase 1Madhya PradeshExpand
Central Indian rainfed/hard-rock, watershed conditions, tribal/smallholder context, plateau–forest-fringe–irrigated variation.
Phase 1MaharashtraExpand
Drought-prone, basaltic aquifers, location-specific recharge, desilting/runoff capture/silt reuse relevance.
Phase 1Uttar PradeshExpand
Alluvial groundwater, high agricultural intensity, canal/tubewell irrigation, western–central–eastern district variation.
Easy-to-miss SoW requirements
Water availability for cattleEffectiveness of Avni, the Dalgo Dashboard, and the WhatsApp chatbot
What we need from NITI Aayog / ATECF
- Final waterbody list
- Avni / Dalgo dashboard access
- The Deloitte baseline study (Phase 1)
- State & district PMU introductions