## Summary of the Indo-Dutch Strategic Water Partnership (SWP)
The Indo-Dutch Strategic Water Partnership (SWP) between India and the Netherlands aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation on water-related issues. This partnership fosters collaboration among policy experts, academics, knowledge institutes, private companies, and community stakeholders. A key component of the SWP is the establishment of an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Water.
The CoE, established in collaboration with IIT Delhi and the Government of the Netherlands, focuses on several key areas: urban water and river management, Artificial Intelligence and Geospatial Technologies, modelling and managing river dynamics, monitoring and modelling of water quality, and river economy and finance. The CoE actively participates in initiatives such as Urban River Management Plans preparation and Pollution Abatement Infrastructure Monitoring.
A total allocation of Rs. 36.23 crore has been designated for the institutional arrangement of the CoE over a 10-year period. As of July 2025, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has released Rs. 5.98 crore to the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, to support the CoE's activities.
This information was provided by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on August 21, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for water resources.
INDODUTCH STRATEGIC WATER PARTNERSHIP: A collaborative initiative between India and the Netherlands focusing on water management.
Netherlands: Country partnering with India in the Strategic Water Partnership.
IndoDutch Centre of Excellence on Water: A center established under the SWP to promote collaboration in water-related fields.
IIT Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, a collaborating institution for the Centre of Excellence.
Urban River Management Plans: Initiatives focused on managing and improving urban rivers.
National Mission for Clean Ganga: An Indian government initiative focused on cleaning the Ganga River.
SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY: THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
Ministry of Jal Shakti
INDO-DUTCH STRATEGIC WATER
PARTNERSHIP
Posted On: 21 AUG 2025 3:51PM by PIB Delhi
Strategic Partnership on Water (SWP) between India and Netherlands aimed to intensify and expand the on-
going bilateral cooperation through greater involvement of policy experts, academia, knowledge institutes,
private companies and communities/stakeholders. SWP envisaged establishment of Indo-Dutch Centre of
Excellence on Water. Accordingly, a Centre of Excellence (CoE) has been established in collaboration with
IIT (Delhi) and Government of Netherlands focusing on Urban water and river management, Artificial
Intelligence and Geospatial Technologies, Modelling and Managing River Dynamics, Monitoring and
Modelling of Water Quality and River Economy and Finance.
CoE is actively collaborating in initiatives like Urban River Management Plan’s preparation, Pollution
Abatement Infrastructure Monitoring etc.
An allocation of Rs. 36.23 crore has been made for institutional arrangement for CoE for 10 years. The
National Mission for Clean Ganga has released Rs. 5.98 crore in July 2025 to the Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN
CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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