G.O.(Ms) No. 174, Formation of Hydrology Data Users Group at State Level, 2008
The Tamil Nadu Public Works (R.2) Department, through G.O.(Ms) No. 174 dated 28 May 2008, forms a State Level Hydrology Data Users Group for the World Bank Aided Hydrology Project Phase II. The group advises the State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre on awareness, access, usefulness and improvement of hydrological data.
What the document does
G.O.(Ms) No. 174 dated 28 May 2008 forms a State Level Hydrology Data Users Group for Hydrology Project Phase II. The project is intended to support sustained and effective use of Hydrological Information System data developed during Hydrology Project Phase I by public and private users involved in Water Resources Organisation planning and management.
The Tamil Nadu Government had previously given administrative sanction for the World Bank Aided Hydrology Project Phase II for six years from 2006, with a total project cost of Rs. 25.27 crores.
Role of the group
The State Level Hydrology Data Users Group has the following responsibilities:
- Advise the State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre on creating awareness about the hydrological data bank.
- Inform different kinds of users about the types of data available.
- Suggest ways to make the data banks more user friendly.
- Provide feedback on the usefulness of the data generated and how it may be improved.
- Give views on service quality, user demand and satisfaction with existing arrangements.
The Chairman may change the membership as the project progresses and demand patterns change. The Chairman must convene meetings when required and organise annual workshops involving data users.
Membership
The Chief Engineer of the State Groundwater and Surface Water Resources Data Centre serves as Chairman. The group includes representatives from the Water Resources Organisation, Indian Meteorological Department, Central Ground Water Board, Central Water Commission, Anna University, Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Madras Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Southern Railway, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and National Institute of Hydrology.
Agriculture, highways, industries, forests, banking, irrigation training, water studies and agricultural engineering bodies are also represented.
Relevance to property and land matters
G.O.(Ms) No. 174 dated 28 May 2008 concerns the management and use of hydrological information. It does not state that it changes land ownership, property boundaries, land classification, planning permission or individual water rights. Property buyers and owners may find hydrological data relevant to water conditions or water related planning, but the document itself only establishes an advisory data users group.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No. 174 change my patta, land title or property boundary?
No such change is stated. The document forms a State Level Hydrology Data Users Group to improve awareness, access and feedback concerning hydrological data.
Can private users benefit from the hydrological information covered by the document?
Yes. Hydrology Project Phase II is intended to support sustained and effective use of the information by potential public and private users concerned with Water Resources Organisation planning and management.
Who leads the State Level Hydrology Data Users Group?
The Chief Engineer of the State Groundwater and Surface Water Resources Data Centre is the Chairman.
How will users provide feedback about hydrological data services?
The Chairman may convene Data Users Group meetings when required and must organise annual workshops to obtain feedback on service quality, demand and satisfaction with existing arrangements.
