SRINAGAR, Oct. 18 -- Additional Chief Secretary, Jal Shakti Department, Shaleen Kabra, on Saturday called for a coordinated, data-driven approach to groundwater management in Jammu and Kashmir, directing the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) to share technical reports and scientific publications with concerned departments to support evidence-based planning.

Chairing a Union Territory-level Coordination Committee meeting on Groundwater Resource Assessment (GWRA-2026), Kabra stressed the need for reliable data, scientific assessment and inter-departmental coordination to strengthen groundwater conservation and long-term water security.

The committee reviewed the proposed assessment of dynamic groundwater resources across 149 assessment un...