Archive · 21 May 2025
Goa's New Drinking Water Department to Launch Online Services
The government in Goa has made a new department to handle drinking water called the DWD.
They are going to make it easier to pay your water bill and get services by moving everything online.
This should happen in the next three months.
The new department will be in the same building as another department.
The government has set aside a lot of money, over 800 crore rupees, to help the DWD do its job.
They are also figuring out how many people they will need to hire to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Goa's government established a new Drinking Water Department (DWD).
All DWD services, including payments, will move online within three months.
The Chief Minister allocated over Rs 800 crore for the DWD in the recent budget.
The DWD head office will be in the PWD headquarters.
A committee will assess staff requirements for the new department.
- Who
- Goa's government.
- What
- Creation of a new Drinking Water Department and transition of its services online.
- When
- Within three months.
- Where
- Goa.
- Why
- To streamline water supply services.
- Department Name
- Drinking Water Department (DWD)
- Online Services Launch
- Within three months
- Budget Allocation
- Rs 800 crore
- Head Office Location
- PWD headquarters, Altinho