Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has held mid-term review of National Hydrology Project (NHP). The Project was started in 2016 as a Central Sector Scheme with 100 per cent  grant to implementing agencies with a budget outlay of 3680 crore rupees to be spent over a period of 8 years. The project aims at improving the extent, reliability and accessibility of water resources information and to strengthen the capacity of targeted water resource management institutions in the country.<br />'' <br />''The Project, in its mid-term, has made significant progress in the fields of Water resource monitoring system and institutional capacity enhancement.<br />'' <br />''Mr Shekhawat informed that under the NHP, a nationwide repository of water resources data  has been established. NHP is focusing on establishment of real time data acquisition system (RTDAS) on pan India basis.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He said the major success has been bringing all the states on board for sharing of water resources data on a centralized platform. He also apprised that through the NHP, the management of water resources will witness a sea change since it will adopt an integrated approach and make use of cutting edge technology.</span>