Sixth batch of Central Ground Water Board officers begins a year of training at Nava Raipur

29 October 2026

The one-year Induction Level Training Course for the sixth batch of newly recruited Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) officers began on 29 October 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training and Research Institute in Nava Raipur.
Thirty-four officers, trained in geology, geophysics and chemistry, will study groundwater exploration, resource assessment and sustainable scientific management through classroom work, practical exercises and field training.
Pratul Saxena, Member (Ground Water Regulation), and T B N Singh, Member (Innovation and Rejuvenation), opened the course at the CGWB headquarters.
The trainees had translated the Board's handbook, Simple and Practical Methods of Artificial Recharge for Groundwater Augmentation, into Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam, and all six editions were released at the function.
The first issue of PRAVAH, a magazine put together by six trainee officers, was also released.
Four universities signed up for joint research, training and capacity building with the institute: Banaras Hindu University, Central University of Karnataka, Central University of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh Central University.
The Board works under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, and its national training and research institute sits in Chhattisgarh's new capital area.