The Water Resources Informatics Division of NIC recently accomplished the computerization of second census of minor irrigation schemes run by the Ministry of Water Resources. The census covered approximately 12 million minor irrigation structures classified under five types of minor irrigation schemes, namely dugwell, shallow tubewell, deep tubewell, surface lift schemes and surface flow schemes. NIC had compiled and processed the census data for 21 states and 4 union territories. A CD-ROM containing the reports was recently released by the Secretary (WR) and DG, NIC. The reports are also available at http://wrmin.nic.in. In view of the successful computerization of the 2nd Minor Irrigation census, the Ministry has now entrusted the computerization of 3rd minor irrigation census also to NIC through an MoU signed by Sh M Moni, Deputy Director General, NIC and Sh M K Sharma, Commissioner (WM & MI), Ministry of Water Resources.