Fourth national water awards presented by vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar in new Delhi on june 17
A total of 41 winners were announced by the Ministry of Jal Shakti covering 11 categories including joint winners for the National Water Awards, 2022.
First prize in the best state category has been awarded to Madhya Pradesh. The second prize went to Odisha and third prize was jointly awarded to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.
The award in the best district category was given to Ganjam district of Odisha. 2nd prize went to Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu and 3rd prize was given to Adilabad District, Telangana. Jagannathapuram Gram Panchayat in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana was awarded the Best Gram Panchayat Award.
The 2nd prize went jointly to Kadavur Village Panchayat, Karur district, Tamil Nadu and Manickal Village Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala while 3rd prize was given jointly to Kadegaon Village Panchayat, Jalna district, Maharashtra and Mawkyrdep Village Panchayat, Bhoi Rymbong Block, Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya.
The Award for the Best Urban Local Body was conferred on Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, the 2nd prize went to Indore Municipal Corporation, Madhya Pradesh while 3rd prize was given jointly to Surat Municipal Corporation, Gujarat and Malkapur Municipal Council, Maharashtra. The Award for the Best Media was conferred on Advance Water Digest Private Limited Gurugram, Haryana.
The Award for the Best Institution for Campus usage was conferred on Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Award for the Best Industry was conferred on Barauni Thermal Power Station, Begusarai, Bihar. The Award for the Best NGO was conferred on Arpan Seva Sansthan, Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Award for the Best Water User Association was conferred on the Sanjeevani Piyat Sahkari Mandli Ltd, Narmada, Gujarat.
The Award for the Best Industry for CSR Activities was conferred on HCL Technologies Ltd., Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Each awardee was awarded a citation and a trophy as well as a cash prize.
As part of the ongoing nationwide campaign to realize the government's vision of a water-rich India, the award focuses on encouraging the good work and efforts made by various individuals and organizations. It seeks to create awareness among people about the importance of water and motivate them to adopt best water use practices.
The Vice President said that to revive the country's ancient water harvesting systems like ponds, there is a need to adopt the mantra of three Rs- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. About 56 thousand Amrit Sarovars have been built in the country and almost the same number of Amrit Sarovars are under construction.
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