Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar presented the 4th National Water Awards on June 17, 2023, in New Delhi.
The awards aims to encourage good work and efforts made by various individuals and organisations to conserve water.
The award was presented by the Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD &GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
A total of 41 winners, covering 11 categories, including joint winners, were announced for the National Water Awards, 2022.
Each winner were conferred with a citation, a trophy and cash prizes.
Winners of National Water Award 2022
Best States
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh and Bihar (Joint Winners)
Best District
Ganjam, Odisha
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
Adilabad, Telangana
Best Village Panchayat
Jagannadhapuram Village Panchayat, Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana.
Kadavur Village Panchayat, Karur district, Tamil Nadu and Manickal Village Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala (Joint Winners)
Kadegaon Village Panchayat, Jalna district, Maharashtra and Mawkyrdep Village Panchayat, Bhoi Rymbong Block, Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya (Joint Winners)
Best Urban Local Body – Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh
Best Media – Advance Water Digest Private Limited Gurugram, Haryana
Best School – Jamiyatpura Primary School, Mehsana, Gujarat
Best Institution for Campus usage – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir
Best Industry – Barauni Thermal Power Station, Begusarai, Bihar
Best NGO – Arpan Seva Sansthan, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Best Water User Association – The Sanjeevani Piyat Sahkari Mandli Ltd, Narmada, Gujarat
Best industry for CSR – HCL Technologies Ltd., Noida, Uttar Pradesh