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TWRIS: Telangana Water Resources Information System for Effective Management
Overview
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Irrigation and CAD (I&CAD) Department, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO on 6th August 2016 to use geospatial technologies for effective management of Water Resources in the State. The scope of work involved the design and development of a web-based geoportal “Telangana Water Resources Information System” – TWRIS, to support Telangana State in the effective management of Water Resources in the State. The Irrigation and CAD Department, Govt of Telangana bagged the National Water Mission Award for 2019 for this project. TWRIS was awarded under the category “Comprehensive Water Data Base in Public Domain”.
Vision: To use geospatial technologies for creating a comprehensive web portal on the state’s water resources and develop tools for effective management of water resources in the state.