The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on October 5, 2021 inaugurated the Heli-Borne Survey for Ground Water Management in Arid Regions at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
- The Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti and CSIR-NGRI (National Geophysical Research Institute), Hyderabad have signed agreement for use of advanced heli-borne geophysical survey and other scientific studies in parts of the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh covering an area of 3.88 lac sq. km under the Aquifer Mapping Programme.
- The Heli-Borne Survey aims to conduct High resolution aquifer mapping using heliborne geophysical studies.
- The survey also aims to map Spatial and depth wise distribution of paleochannel network if any and its linkage with aquifer system.
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