UP wins first prize in National Water Awards

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Uttar Pradesh added another feather to its cap by bagging the first prize in the Best State Category of the Union Ministry of Jal Shaktis National Water Awards 2020 on Friday.

This is the third edition of the award given for adopting a holistic approach towards Resources“>Water Resources management in India. Rajasthan and Nadu bagged the second and third prizes respectively in the Best State (Normal) Category.

A total of 57 awards were announced in 11 categories, including best states, district, panchayat and best industries.

In 2018, National Water Awards were instituted to recognise and encourage exemplary work and efforts made by states, districts, individuals and organisations in attaining the governments vision of a Jal Samridh Bharat across the country.

The award in the north zone district category this year was given to Muzaffarnagar of UP

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while Balua of Varanasi won the award for the Best Village PanchayatNorth Zone.

With this, the streams of rivers have become uninterrupted and pure and drains culminating into the rivers have been tapped. Under Namani Gange, not only Ganga but the conditions of all major rivers, including Gomti, Saryu, Yamuna, Rapti, have improved due to intense cleanliness campaigns.

The Rural Water Supply Department of the UP government has completed preparations to connect more than 18 lakh families with water supply in the first phase of Har Ghar Nal Yojana under Jal Jeevan Mission and Union governments Namami Gange programme.