Bhu-Neer Portal:
The Hon’ble Minister of Jal Shakti, digitally launched the newly developed “Bhu-Neer” portal during the concluding ceremony of India Water Week 2024.
- Bhu-Neer Portal is an advanced portal developed by Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
- It is for improved groundwater regulation across the country.
- The portal will serve as a one-stop platform for managing and regulating groundwater resources, aimed at ensuring transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in groundwater usage.
- It is designed to provide comprehensive details regarding the legal framework governing groundwater extraction, regulations at the state and national levels.
- Its centralized database will allow users to access critical information on groundwater compliance, policies, and sustainable practices.
- The portal is developed with several user-friendly features to offer streamlined process flow to the project proponents seeking groundwater withdrawal permits.
- Having a simplified yet informative interface, and features like PAN based single Id system, NOC with QR code etc., “Bhu-Neer” marks a significant improvement over its previous version NOCAP.
- The portal is another step towards promoting Ease of Doing Business by making ground water regulation a seamless and faceless exercise.
- The portal is now live for public use and all project proponents can visit the portal for ground water withdrawal related queries, clarifications, tracking application status, payment of statutory charges.
