Aspirational Water Users

The state has been focusing relentlessly on scaling heights in the water utility front through a host of pathbreaking initiatives in effecting legislation; embracing multi-sectorality; ensuring equity; fostering inclusion; leveraging technology; galvanizing livelihood and income augmentation; honing human resources etc. In order to achieve these Command Area Development and Participatory Irrigation Management (CAD and PIM) Directorate under the Department of Water Resources, Odisha has been set up to synergize the activities of CAD and PIM and formulation of strategy and programmes for PIM, Pani Panchayats and CAD.