3rd National Water Awards

In News 

• Uttar Pradesh has been awarded the first prize in Third National Water Awards-2020 in the best state category, followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

About the Awards

• The first National Water Award was launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in 2018. 
• It was instituted to recognize and encourage exemplary work and efforts made by States, Districts, individuals and organizations across the country in attaining the government’s vision of a Jal Samridh Bharat.

Objectives:

• To encourage the stakeholders to adopt a holistic approach towards water resources management in the country.

• To create awareness among the people about the importance of water and attempt to motivate them to adopt the best water usage practices.
  • Because water is fundamental to life.
    • India has more than 18% of the world’s population, it has only 4% of the world’s renewable water resources.

Categories: 

• Ministry of Jal Shakti is giving 57 awards to States, Organizations, Individuals etc. in 11 different categories – 
  • Best State, Best District, Best Village Panchayat, Best Urban Local Body, Best Media (Print & Electronic), Best School, Best Institution/RWA/Religious organization for Campus usage, Best Industry, Best NGO, Best Water User Association, and Best Industry for CSR Activity. 
  • Some of these categories have sub-categories for different zones of the country. 

Source:PIB