National Water Awards 2023

National Water Awards 2023: 

Key HighlightsTop States:

1. Odisha– 1st place
   • Constructed 53,000+ water conservation & rainwater harvesting structures
   • Renovated 11,000 traditional water bodies
   • Set up 21,000 wastewater treatment plants
   • Converted 90,900+ ha to micro-irrigation; benefitted 87,000 farmers
   • Planted 9 crore saplings
2. Uttar Pradesh– 2nd place
   • Provided tap water to 17,900+ villages (1.91 crore households) under Jal Jeevan Mission
   • Built 133 sewage treatment plants (capacity: 4,100 MLD)
   • Constructed/rejuvenated 14,679 Amrit Sarovars
   • Undertook extensive rainwater harvesting initiatives
3. Gujarat & Puducherry– Joint 3rd place
   • Gujarat: 100% tap water coverage, micro-irrigation for 14 lakh farmers, intra-basin water transfer projects, active village Pani Samitis
   • Puducherry: Renovated 84 tanks, desilted 190 ponds, tap water to 1,14,900 households, 850 rooftop rainwater harvesting structures

Best Districts:

• West Zone: Indore (MP)
• East Zone: Balangir (Odisha)

Best Village Panchayats:

1. Pullampara, Kerala
2. Masulpani, Chhattisgarh
3. Hampapuram, Andhra Pradesh & Khliehrangnah, Meghalaya (joint)

Best Urban Local Bodies:

1. Surat, Gujarat
2. Puri, Odisha
3. Pune, Maharashtra

Best Schools/Colleges:

1. Govt Upper Primary School, Jethwan ka Bas, Rajasthan
2. Govt Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Paschim Vihar, Delhi
3. Khairbani Ashram School, Odisha

• Special mention: BHSS, Zainakote, Srinagar

Best Industries:

1. Aravali Power Company Pvt Ltd, Haryana
2. Apollo Tyres Ltd, Tamil Nadu
3. Raymond Uco Denim Pvt Ltd, Maharashtra

Best Water User Association:

• Pentakli Project Union

Best Institutions (other than school/college):

1. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
2. Koner Laksmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur
3. IIT-Madras, Chennai

• Special mentions: IIT Tirupati, Birla Institute of Science & Tech, Sri Tirumala Nagar RWA

Best Civil Society:

1. BAIF Development Research Foundation, Pune
2. Yuva Mitra, Nashik
3. Gramin Vikas Trust & Art of Living (joint)
   
   Updated - Oct 14, 2024; 10: 20 PM | ET