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MegARISE Watershed Management Project

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Shillong, Meghalaya, India

Source: India Today NE

Project
Under Construction

The MegARISE project is a seven-year watershed management initiative launched in 2022-23 with funding from KfW Germany. It focuses on catchment protection of the Umiew and Ganol catchments supplying water to Shillong and Tura. The project includes forestry and agro-forestry plantations, soil conservation, integrated catchment management, and aims to maintain sustainable water flow for critical inf

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Government
Location
Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
India Today NE

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The project “MegARISE Watershed Management Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from India Today NE.

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2026-07-22

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The MegARISE project is a seven-year watershed management initiative launched in 2022-23 with funding from KfW Germany. It focuses on catchment protection of the Umiew and Ganol catchments supplying water to Shillong and Tura. The project includes forestry and agro-forestry plantations, soil conservation, integrated catchment management, and aims to maintain sustainable water flow for critical infrastructure including the New Shillong Water Supply Scheme. Water quality monitoring is conducted by multiple agencies.

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Water Supply

Location

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India

State

Meghalaya

City

Shillong

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India Today NE

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Water Supply and Storage, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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