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[[File:Entrance of CWPRS.jpg|thumb|Entrance of CWPRS]]
[[File:Water, Poona - UNESCO - PHOTO0000001980 0001.tiff|thumb|Central Water and Power Research Station, Poona in 1954.]]
The '''Central Water and Power Research Station''' (CWPRS) Pune is the major research organisation in the field of hydraulic and allied research as a subordinate office of the [[Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation]], [[Ministry of Jal Shakti]], [[Government of India]] and deals with planning, organising and undertaking specific research and development studies related to optimising designs of river, coastal, water storage and conveyance hydraulic structures.<ref>[http://cwprs.gov.in/ CWPRS]</ref>

==History==
It was established in the year 1916 in [[Pune]] by then [[Bombay Presidency]] as a Special Irrigation Cell.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2023 |title=CENTRAL WATER AND POWER RESEARCH STATION PUNE-Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation-India |url=https://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/central-water-and-power-research-station-pune/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://cwprs.gov.in/}}

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[[Category:Water supply and sanitation in India]]
[[Category:Ministry of Water Resources (India)]]