Gujarat tops in Composite Water Management Index 2019.

Gujarat topped in 2017-18 in the Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0) report released by NITI Aayog.
CWMI 2.0 ranked 25 States and 2 UTs for the reference year 2017-18 as against base year 2016-17.
Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) was launched by NITI Aayog in 2018 as an important tool to assess and improve the performance of States/ UTs in efficient management of water resources.
Gujarat was ranked first in the reference year (2017-18), followed by Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.