Kolkata, Jun 25 (PTI) The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has stood first in the 'surface water category' in the latest rankings of the National Hydrology Project (NHP), the utility said on Thursday.

The rankings for May 2020 were made on the basis of assessment of annual rainfall and water flow in rivers, real-time data collection, conduct of training programmes and data digitisation, a statement said.

Also Read | Samsung 2020 QLED 8K TVs to Be Launched in India Next Week: Report.

Thirty-three surface and ground water agencies in the states and Union Territories were taken into consideration for the rankings, released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

The DVC has an allocation of Rs 50 crore as grant-in-aid under the NHP, which is a Central sector scheme.

Also Read | Adorbs! Video of Koala Hugging Her Baby Goes Viral: Trending Topics, Viral Videos and Funny Memes of The Day.

Under this project, the DVC is taking up works such as Real Time Data Acquisition (RTDAS) through sensors and satellite telemetry, Real Time Decision Support System (RTDSS) through latest software, sedimentation survey of all reservoirs, automation of water drawal by consumers, water quality assessment, institutional strengthening for improving water resources management.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)