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CGWB stands for:

A. Central Ground Water Board

B. Central Ground Water and irigation Board

C. Central Ground Welfare Board

D. None of Above

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), a subordinate office of the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India, is the National Apex Agency entrusted with the responsibilities of providing scientific inputs for management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation and regulation of ground water resources of the country. Central Ground Water Board was established in 1970 by renaming the Exploratory Tube wells Organization under the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. It was merged with the Ground Water Wing of the Geological Survey of India during 1972.

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