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Abbreviations

ACS : Additional Chief Secretary IoT : Internet of Things
AET : Actual Evapotranspiration ISRO : Indian Space Research Organization
AEZs : Agro-ecological Zones JSA:CTR : Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain
BCM : Billion Cubic Metre LPM : Liters Per Minute

CGWB : Central Ground Water Board MAR : Managed Aquifer Recharge
CLEG : Central Level Expert Group mbgl : Meter Below Ground Level
CRID : Citizen Resources Information Department MCM : Million Cubic Metre
CSSRI : Central Soil Salinity Research Institute MI : Minor Irrigation

CWC : Central Water Commission MLD : Megalitres Per Day
DA&FW : Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare NISC : National Inter-departmental Steering Committee
DEM : Digital Elevation Model NWIC : National Water Informatics Centre

DWL : District-wise Depth to Water Level PCIC : Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium
EC : Electrical Conductivity PET : Potential Evapotranspiration
EWL : Elevation of Water Level PHED : Public Health Engineering Department
GIS : Geographic Information Systems PMKSY : Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
GPM : Gallons Per Minute PS : Principal Secretary

GW : Ground Water PSI : Pounds Per Square Inch
GWC : Ground Water Cell, Haryana RKVY : Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
HARSAC : Haryana Space Applications Centre RS : Remote Sensing

HIRMI : Haryana Irrigation Research and Management Institute SAR : Synthetic Aperture Radar
HP : HorsePower SD : Standard Deviation
HSAMB : Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board SLUSI : Soil and Land Use Survey of India
HSVP : Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran STP : Sewage Treatment Plant

HWRA : Haryana Water Resources (Conservation, Regulation and Management) TGA : Total Geographical Area
Authority
ULB : Urban Local Bodies
HYV : High Yielding Variety
WQI : Water Quality Index
I&WRD : Irrigation & Water Resources Department, Haryana
IMD : India Meteorological Department