2nd National Water Awards

Start Date :
Sep 06, 2019
Last Date :
Dec 31, 2019
23:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
Submission Closed

Water is one of the vital components of life. The rapid pace of irrigation growth, urbanization & industrialization has put enormous stress on water resources. Cumulative impact of ...

Water is one of the vital components of life. The rapid pace of irrigation growth, urbanization & industrialization has put enormous stress on water resources. Cumulative impact of increase in use of this precious natural resource has led to water scarcity in many regions of the country. Moreover, the climate change has resulted in change in hydrologic cycle in the country. Hence, it is necessary that this scarce resource is protected by effective and efficient management on sound scientific methodology for its sustainable development.

The Ground Water Augmentation Awards and National Water Award were launched in the year 2007 with an objective to encourage all stakeholder including the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Gram Panchayats, Urban Local Bodies, Water User Associations, Institutions, Corporate Sector, Individuals etc. for adopting innovative practices of ground water augmentation by rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge, promoting water use efficiency, recycling & re-use of water and creating awareness through people's participation in the targeted areas resulting into the sustainability of ground water resources development, adequate capacity building amongst the stakeholders etc.

Considering the fact that surface water & Ground water are integral part of the water cycle, it was felt necessary last year to institute unified National Water Awards with the objectives of encouraging the stakeholders to adopt holistic approach towards water resources management in the country. Thus, National Water Awards 2018 was organised last financial year and winners were selected and felicitated with awards/citations on 25th February, 2019 at New Delhi.

With continued focus on creating mass awareness and motivating more number of people for working towards water conservation/management, 2nd National Water Awards 2019 is now being launched by the Department of Water Resources, RD & GR on 1st September, 2019 to recognise the efforts of people/organisations working in this field throughout the country across various categories to cover maximum area possible.

Procedure for Submission
• Applicants shall download application forms for the respective category from -
https://www.mygov.in/campaigns/2nd-national-water-awards-2019?utm_source...
• Duly filled and signed application form shall be uploaded on MyGov
• Applicants can provide link to videos (if any) in the “Submit task” text box

The last date of submissions is 31.12.2019

For any contest - related queries, please write to :
diregov-mowr@gov.in.

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