Chhattisgarh Wins the National Water Digest Award 2017-18 Details, Achiement, Backgro

Chhattisgarh Wins the National Water Digest Award 2017-18 Details, Achiement, Background

Chhattisgarh state has won the National 'Water Digest Award 2017-18’ for Water Conservation-Diversion and for increasing the irrigation capacity in the State.

The Water Resources Department had been given national Award during the past 17 years, Chhattisgarh state has won this award for the first time.

The Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Ram Megwal presented the award to Chhattisgarh Water Resources Department Secretary Sonmani Bora on 21st March at an award function in New Delhi.

Chhattisgarh State has won the 'Water Digest Award 2017-18’ for enhancing the states’ irrigation capacity, community participation, water management -water diversion, water conservation, efforts towards inter-linking of rivers and better techniques utilized in irrigation facilities among others.

The ‘Water Digest Award’ is presented every year by the globally renowned magazine 'Water Digest'-which focuses mainly on water resources.

The ‘Water Digest Award’ has been awarded in association with Central Water Resources River Development and Ganga Cleaning Ministry, UNESCO, Central Water Board, Central Water Commission and Ganga Purification National Mission.

Background

The Water Digest Water Awards (WDWA) is India’s herald and one of the most illustrious platforms to honor and appreciate outstanding and exceptional environmental initiatives and achievements

The Water Digest Water Award was established in the year 2006 to honor distinguished work carried out by various companies/NGOs/Individuals in order to treat/ recycle & conserve water. The award is supported and recognised by UNESCO.

The Water Digest Awards is aimed to develop a responsibility of healthy competition in the industry to improve water management and motivate & encourage other companies to achieve expertise for the noble cause.