Store
GS3 · Water

Water Resource Census app: first census of springs

1 min readIrrigationWater Resources
Battle IAS current affairs title card: Water Resource Census app: first census of springs (GS3 · Water, 3 April 2025)

What happened

  • The Jal Shakti Minister launched the Water Resource Census app and portal [PIB].
  • It covers the 7th Minor Irrigation Census, 2nd Census of Water Bodies, 1st Census of Springs and 1st Census of Major and Medium Irrigation Projects [PIB].

Background

  • Reference year is the 2023-24 agricultural year; it is 100% centrally sponsored [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Mountain towns depend on springs, so counting them matters for water security.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-03): the Jal Shakti Minister launched the Water Resource Census app and portal.
  2. Mountain towns depend on springs, so counting them matters for water security.
Quotable data point

It covers the 7th Minor Irrigation Census, 2nd Census of Water Bodies, 1st Census of Springs and 1st Census of Major and Medium Irrigation Projects.

PIB: Water Resource Census app, 3 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: water censuses.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Which census is being held for the first time?

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerJal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal): Functional Household Tap Connections, 55 LPCD, Funding Pattern, Community Ownership, Water Quality, Progress and Challenges (UPSC Notes + PYQs)ExplainerIndus Waters Treaty, 1960: The Indus River System, How the Waters Were Divided, India’s Rights, Kishenganga and Ratle Disputes, and the 2025 Abeyance (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Water Resource Census app, 3 Apr 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending