Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

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Indian government department government agency

The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is an Indian government department responsible for managing the country’s water resources, overseeing river development projects, and implementing programs to clean and restore the Ganga and other major rivers.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation canonical	5
Ganga Rejuvenation wing	1
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7252015 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Context triple: [Ministry of Jal Shakti, hasPart, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation]

A. Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation is a Nigerian government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing national policies and programs on water supply, sanitation, and water resources management.
B. National Ganga Council
The National Ganga Council is a high-level Indian government body chaired by the Prime Minister that oversees policy, planning, and coordination for the conservation and rejuvenation of the Ganga River and its basin.
C. Karnataka Water Resources Department
The Karnataka Water Resources Department is a state government agency responsible for managing, developing, and regulating water resources and major irrigation infrastructure across Karnataka, India.
D. Central Water Engineering Service
The Central Water Engineering Service is a central government cadre of engineers in India responsible for planning, designing, and managing water resources and related infrastructure projects.
E. Ministry of Jal Shakti
The Ministry of Jal Shakti is an Indian government ministry responsible for the integrated management of the country’s water resources, including rivers, drinking water, and sanitation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Target entity description: The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is an Indian government department responsible for managing the country’s water resources, overseeing river development projects, and implementing programs to clean and restore the Ganga and other major rivers.

A. Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation is a Nigerian government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing national policies and programs on water supply, sanitation, and water resources management.
B. National Ganga Council
The National Ganga Council is a high-level Indian government body chaired by the Prime Minister that oversees policy, planning, and coordination for the conservation and rejuvenation of the Ganga River and its basin.
C. Karnataka Water Resources Department
The Karnataka Water Resources Department is a state government agency responsible for managing, developing, and regulating water resources and major irrigation infrastructure across Karnataka, India.
D. Central Water Engineering Service
The Central Water Engineering Service is a central government cadre of engineers in India responsible for planning, designing, and managing water resources and related infrastructure projects.
E. Ministry of Jal Shakti
The Ministry of Jal Shakti is an Indian government ministry responsible for the integrated management of the country’s water resources, including rivers, drinking water, and sanitation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian government department ⓘ government agency ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India state pollution control boards ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
hasDivision	Ganga Rejuvenation wing ⓘ linked to: Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation River Development wing ⓘ Water Resources wing ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ
monitors	implementation of river cleaning projects ⓘ water resources development schemes ⓘ
objective	augmentation of irrigation potential ⓘ improvement of river water quality ⓘ mitigation of floods and droughts ⓘ restoration of the Ganga river ecosystem ⓘ sustainable development of water resources ⓘ
overseesProgram	Ganga Rejuvenation initiatives ⓘ Namami Gange Programme ⓘ accelerated irrigation benefits programmes ⓘ command area development and water management programmes ⓘ river conservation projects ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of Jal Shakti ⓘ
policyArea	groundwater regulation ⓘ national water policy ⓘ river basin planning ⓘ
predecessor	Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ⓘ linked to: Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
reportsTo	Minister of Jal Shakti ⓘ
responsibleFor	Ganga rejuvenation ⓘ flood control measures ⓘ groundwater management policy ⓘ implementation of national water policies ⓘ inter-state river water disputes management ⓘ major irrigation projects ⓘ national water resources data management ⓘ planning of water resources projects ⓘ river basin management ⓘ river development in India ⓘ water resources management in India ⓘ
sector	environmental protection ⓘ river conservation ⓘ water resources ⓘ
worksWith	Central Ground Water Board ⓘ Central Water Commission ⓘ linked to: Central Water Commission of India National Mission for Clean Ganga ⓘ linked to: Namami Gange Programme state water resources departments ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ministry of Jal Shakti → hasPart → Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ⓘ

Narmada Control Authority → parentOrganization → Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ⓘ

Krishna River Management Board → parentAgency → Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ⓘ

Central Water Engineering Service → parentOrganization → Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ⓘ

Central Ground Water Board → parentOrganization → Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ⓘ

Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation → predecessor → Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ⓘ

linked to: Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation → hasDivision → Ganga Rejuvenation wing ⓘ