Telangana gets two National Water Awards for best panchayat, district
The Ministry of Water Resources declared the fourth National Water Awards, 2022 and Telangana has been chosen for two awards in different categories
HYDERABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources declared the fourth National Water Awards, 2022 and Telangana has been chosen for two awards in different categories for adopting innovative practices for groundwater augmentation.
The award for the best village panchayat was conferred on Jagannadhapuram village, Bhadradri Kothagudem district, and the second best panchayat award went to Kadavur village Panchayat, Karur district, Tamil Nadu and Manickal Village panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala.
The award for the best district will be conferred on Ganjam district, Odisha, while the second prize will go to Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu and the third prize will be given to Adilabad district, Telangana.
The award for the best state was conferred on Madhya Pradesh, second prize to Odisha and the third prize will be given jointly to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. The award for the Best Urban Local Body will be conferred on Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the second prize will go to Indore Municipal Corporation, Madhya Pradesh while the third prize will be given jointly to Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat, Gujarat and Malkapur Municipal Council, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra.