a) DEPARTMENT PROFILE :
The Department deals with the monitoring of Ground Water levels in the district. A monitoring network consisting of 94 piezometers is established and thesepiezometers are fitted with Continues automatic monitoring equipment called Automatic Water Level Recorders with Telemetry System. Once in every Six hoursthe water levels are measured by these meters.
The Department deals with the Ground water exportation surveys in SC,ST, Lands and also construction of bore wells under SC,ST Sub Plan. The Ground Water exploration will be taken up in Private Lands, on payment basis.
The applications received under Single Window for Industries will be considered and approvals will be given to draw ground water after detailed surveys of the site. The Department will give ground water clearance to check dams and Percolation Tanks, after conducting Infiltration Tests.
The Department also particulates in giving clearance to Mines, Sand reaches and Aquaculture Ponds. The Departments taking up Ground Water resourceestimation with the methodology recommended by Ground Water Estimation Committee(GEC) and categorizes the Basins, Mandals and Villages as safe, semi–critical, critical and over exploited.The Department prepares monthly reports consisting of Ground Water Levels etc., to convey the status of ground water in the district.
Link for – Ground Water &Water Audit Department
https://apsgwd.ap.gov.in
b) ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE OF GROUND WATER & WATER AUDIT DEPARTMENT
c) GROUND WATER & WATER AUDIT DEPARTMNT ACTION PLAN 2024-25 SPS NELLORE DISTRICT
| S. No. |
Indicator |
Unit |
Annual Target |
| 1 |
Village Ground Water Assessment Surveys (VGS) |
No. |
120 |
| 2 |
Discharge Monitoring at Inline, Outline and Nodes |
No. |
432 |
| 3 |
Pump Tests |
No. |
5 |
| 4 |
Infiltration Tests |
No. |
5 |
| 5 |
Ground Water Level & Stream flow Monitoring. |
|
|
| a) Piezometers (NHP + APIIATP + Other) |
No. |
1128 |
| b) General OB Wells (GOB) |
No. |
246 |
| c) Command Area OB Wells (COB) |
No. |
0 |
| d) Other OB Wells (OOB) |
No. |
0 |
| e) Stream Flow Monitoring |
No. |
84 |
| f)APERP |
No. |
0 |
| g)Aqua wells |
No. |
0 |
| h) APIIATP Wells |
No. |
288 |
| 6 |
Water Samples Collection (Pre & Post including APIIATP PHM wells) |
No. |
332 |
| 7 |
Exploratory drilling |
No. |
|
| i) SCP |
No. |
3 |
| ii) TSP |
No. |
2 |
| iii)APIIATP |
|
0 |
| 8 |
Borewell Investigation |
No. |
|
| a) SCP |
No. |
30 |
| i)Area investigated |
Ha |
|
| ii)Total No.of Sites investigated |
No. |
|
| iii)Tota1 No.of Sites recommended |
No. |
|
| iv)Total area to be irrigated |
Ha |
|
| v)No.of families benefitted |
No. |
|
| b) TSP |
No. |
20 |
| i)Area investigated in Ha |
Ha |
|
| ii)TotaINo.of Sites investigated |
No. |
|
| iii)Total No.of Sites recommended |
No. |
|
| iv)Tota1 area to be irrigated in Ha. |
Ha |
|
| v)No.of families benefitted |
No. |
|
| WALTA Implemention |
No. |
As per Demand |
| a) Investigations |
No. |
|
| b) Rigs registration |
No. |
|
| c) Private Geologist registration |
No. |
|
| i)New |
No. |
|
| ii)Renewal |
No. |
|
| c)YSR Jalakala As per Demand |
No. |
|
| d) Crop Water Budgeting Progremmes under APIIATP |
No. |
7 |
| e)Farmers Field Day under APIIATP |
No. |
7 |
| f)Other Surveys |
No. |
|
| L.I Schemes |
No. |
|
| Recharge Structures |
No. |
|
| i) ARS |
No. |
|
| ii) RWHS |
No. |
|
| No.of SFCP |
No. |
|
| Water conservation structure PTs/Cds/SSd |
No. |
|
| Flow meters/AWLRs |
No. |
|
| 9 |
Environmental Studies |
No. |
|
| Industries Single Desk |
No. |
|
| NOC |
No. |
|
| Sand Mining |
No. |
|
| 10 |
Seasonal Water Audit Report |
No. |
8 |
| 11 |
Delineation of Deepwater table mandals and preparation of management plans |
No. |
2 |
| 12 |
Year Book |
No. |
1 |
| 13 |
Adminstrative Report |
No. |
1 |
| 14 |
Seasonal Water Quality Reports / Study Report (Mandal / Village) . |
No. |
3 |
d) CONTACTS:
| Office Email ID |
ddgwd[dot]nellore[at]gmail[dot]com |
| S.No |
Name of The Officer |
Designation |
Phone Number |
| 1 |
R.SOBHANBABU |
Deputy Director |
9849356979 |
| 2 |
N.P.SETTY |
Assistant Director |
9490232012 |
| 3 |
K.SURYA TEJA REDDY |
Assistant Hydrologist |
7981224563 |
| 4 |
G.APARNA |
Assistant Hydrologist |
7675020021 |
| 5 |
A.JYOTHIRMAYE |
Assistant Hydrogeologist |
9666003617 |
| 6 |
G.SREENIVASULU |
Superintendent |
9493520439 |
| 7 |
N.VENKATESU |
Junior Assistant |
9059726819 |
| 8 |
S.CHINNA KONDAIAH |
Work inspector |
9390486519 |
| 9 |
K.VENKATA SAI |
Attender |
9398664858 |
| 10 |
SK.CHANDINI BEGUM |
Attender |
9490290664 |
e) E-Mail And Postal Address :
ddgwd[dot]nellore[at]gmail[dot]com
Postal Address :
Office of the Deputy Director
Groundwater and Water Audit Department
Door No. 26-12/1463, B.V. Nagar, Besides B.C. Girls Hostel
Nellore- 524004.
Important Websites :
1) https://apsgwd.ap.gov.in
2) www.apwrims.ap.gov.in
