The disadvantages of earlier saddle designs have been
addressed in that the corrosion protection of each strand
is continuous through the saddle, individual strands are not in contact and thus not subject to fretting corrosion and the system is replaceable strand by strand. The deviator saddle is made of a bundle of tubes placed within a larger steel saddle tube.
Central Ground Water Board, organized / participated in
various Seminars/symposia/workshop/conference with a view to share its expertise in Ground Water field and also for getting exposure to new ideas / technological developments in Ground Water science with others. The officers of the Board also participated in various meetings /committees etc. to render advice on ground water development in specific area. iv Re-Assessment of Dynamic Ground Water Resource The Total Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resources of the Country have been reassessed as 431 Billion Cubic Metres (bcm) and the Net Annual Ground Water Availability is estimated as 396 bcm. Annual Ground Water Draft as on March, 2009 for all uses is 243 bcm. The Stage of Ground Water Development is 61%. Artificial Recharge Studies During 2011-12, 109 demonstrative recharge projects on Artificial Recharge to Ground Water and Rain Water Harvesting have been approved. The approved cost of 109 projects is Rs. 51.24 crores for implementation by the departments of states under overall technical guidance of Central Ground Water Board for construction of 586 recharge structures. R&D Studies During the 2011-12, two R&D meetings were held. Fifth meeting of INCGW, Seven revised proposals were considered, out of which 5 proposals were approved subject to minor modifications and remaining PI s were advised to submit the revised proposals. In addition to this, 9 new proposals were also considered, out of which 6 were approved subject to modifications, two were rejected and PI of remaining one was advised to submit the revised proposal. Reports of three ongoing schemes were also accepted during the meeting & approved for onward transmission to the Ministry for release of Overheads. Sixth meeting of INCGW, ten (10) new R&D proposals were considered, out of which 6 were approved subject to modifications, one was rejected and PI s of remaining three were advised to submit the revised proposal. During the meeting of Standing Advisory committee of MoWR held on 5-11-2012, seven (7) proposals of INCGW were considered. Out of seven (7), following two (2) proposals were approved and funded by Ministry, two (2) proposals were conditionally approved for funding subject to submission of clarifications and remaining three (3) proposals were rejected by Ministry. Technical Examination of Major/Medium Irrigation Project proposals As per the directives of the Planning Commission, the Board scrutinizes the major and medium irrigation project reports/proposals from State Govt. , Central Water
Commission, Command Area Development and Water
Management from the point of view of their impact on ground water regime and specific recommendations are being made to protect quality and quantity of groundwater. During 2011-12 (up to 31st March, 2012), 14 major and minor irrigation project proposals of Central Water Commis. Commensurate with the above mandate, the objectives laid down for the Central Ground Water Board are:? Periodically assess the country's ground water resources and publish, once in 3 years, a report on the status of India's ground water resources. ? Formulate perspective plans, basin or sub-basin wise, f o r harnessing ground water resources in a phased or need based manner and resolve regional imbalances. ? Monitor ground water development in the country and promote its sustainable management on principles of ecology, economics, efficiency and equity.