Central Water Commission of India

E543280

government agency technical organization

The Central Water Commission of India is a premier technical organization under the Government of India responsible for the planning, development, and management of the country’s water resources, particularly in the fields of irrigation, flood control, and hydropower.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Central Water Commission of India canonical	10
Central Water Commission	8
Central Water and Power Commission of India	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5740133 — 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: Central Water Commission of India
Context triple: [Irrigation and Power Department, Government of Odisha, coordinatesWith, Central Water Commission of India]

A. Bhakra Beas Management Board
The Bhakra Beas Management Board is an Indian governmental organization responsible for managing and operating major multipurpose dam and irrigation projects on the Sutlej and Beas rivers in northern India.
B. Narmada Control Authority
The Narmada Control Authority is a statutory body in India responsible for coordinating and regulating the planning, construction, and operation of inter-state projects on the Narmada River, including major dams and related infrastructure.
C. Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation
Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation is a power generation company responsible for developing and operating major hydroelectric projects on the Narmada River in India.
D. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited
Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited is a government-owned corporation of the state of Gujarat responsible for implementing and operating the Sardar Sarovar Project on the Narmada River, including its large-scale irrigation and water supply systems.
E. Narmada Valley Development Authority
The Narmada Valley Development Authority is a government agency in India responsible for planning, executing, and managing major water resource and multipurpose river valley projects in the Narmada River basin.
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: Central Water Commission of India
Target entity description: The Central Water Commission of India is a premier technical organization under the Government of India responsible for the planning, development, and management of the country’s water resources, particularly in the fields of irrigation, flood control, and hydropower.

A. Bhakra Beas Management Board
The Bhakra Beas Management Board is an Indian governmental organization responsible for managing and operating major multipurpose dam and irrigation projects on the Sutlej and Beas rivers in northern India.
B. Narmada Control Authority
The Narmada Control Authority is a statutory body in India responsible for coordinating and regulating the planning, construction, and operation of inter-state projects on the Narmada River, including major dams and related infrastructure.
C. Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation
Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation is a power generation company responsible for developing and operating major hydroelectric projects on the Narmada River in India.
D. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited
Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited is a government-owned corporation of the state of Gujarat responsible for implementing and operating the Sardar Sarovar Project on the Narmada River, including its large-scale irrigation and water supply systems.
E. Narmada Valley Development Authority
The Narmada Valley Development Authority is a government agency in India responsible for planning, executing, and managing major water resource and multipurpose river valley projects in the Narmada River basin.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ technical organization ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Central Electricity Authority of India ⓘ Central Ground Water Board ⓘ state water resources departments ⓘ
collects	hydrological data ⓘ hydrometeorological data ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
employs	engineers ⓘ hydrologists ⓘ water resources specialists ⓘ
fieldOfWork	flood control ⓘ hydrology ⓘ hydropower ⓘ irrigation ⓘ river engineering ⓘ water management ⓘ water resources engineering ⓘ
governmentLevel	central government ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
mandate	coordination of water resources development in India ⓘ optimum utilization of water resources in India ⓘ
operates	flood forecasting network in India ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of Jal Shakti ⓘ
partOf	Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Jal Shakti
predecessor	Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission ⓘ
provides	technical evaluation of flood control projects ⓘ technical evaluation of irrigation projects ⓘ technical evaluation of multipurpose river valley projects ⓘ technical guidance to state governments on water projects ⓘ
regionServed	India ⓘ
responsibleFor	dam safety (technical aspects) ⓘ flood control planning ⓘ flood forecasting ⓘ hydrological data collection ⓘ hydropower development planning ⓘ inter-state river water issues (technical aspects) ⓘ irrigation planning ⓘ river basin management ⓘ technical appraisal of water resources projects ⓘ water resources assessment ⓘ water resources development ⓘ water resources management ⓘ water resources planning ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ

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