The Project
agreement between I.D.A. and Government of Maharashtra, required that the State
shall establish the Groundwater Agency, especially for the development of minor
irrigation schemes based on groundwater. As per the agreement, the State
Government has established the Groundwater Surveys & Development Agency
(G.S.D.A. ) during the year 1972.The G.S.D.A. is engaged, since last 33 years,
in the exploration, development and augmentation of groundwater resources in
the State through various schemes. This mainly includes, drilling of bore
wells/tube wells under Rural Water Supply Programme, rendering technical
guidance under minor irrigation programme by locating suitable dug well sites,
strengthening of groundwater sources by water conservation measures, artificial
recharge projects for induced groundwater, specific studies related to the
periodic status of groundwater availability, protecting the existing
groundwater resources through technical assistance under Groundwater Act etc.see more
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