Government Agencies

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What this page covers

India’s river governance is distributed across multiple layers — central, state, and basin-level — with overlapping mandates that are often the source of accountability gaps. Understanding who is legally responsible for what is the first step toward effective engagement.

This page will profile:

• Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB): mandate, monitoring responsibilities, how its data is published, and how to access reports
• National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG): scope, key projects, funding, and current status of implementation
• State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs): how they relate to CPCB, why their capacity varies enormously, and what they are responsible for regulating
• National Green Tribunal (NGT): its role in river litigation, landmark orders, and how civil society has used it
• Central Water Commission (CWC): distinction from CPCB — hydrology vs. quality — and its role in basin management
• Ministry of Jal Shakti: the apex policy body and how national water schemes are structured under it

Accountability gap to understand

Despite multiple agencies with overlapping mandates, enforcement on the ground remains weak. Many industrial discharge violations are self-reported. Understanding who is supposed to act is as important as knowing who actually does.

Full page coming soon

This page is a placeholder. The complete reference will include a one-line summary card for each agency, their official portal links, and a simple diagram of how they relate to each other.