Odisha bags the Best state award in the 5th National Water Award 2023

Odisha has bagged the best state award in the 5th National Water Awards 2023, which was announced by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti Chandrakant Raghunath Paatil on 14 October 2024 in New Delhi. The winner of the awards in various categories will be conferred in a function to be held on 22 October 2024 in New Delhi. The award functions will be presided over by President  Droupadi Murmu.

About the National Water Awards

The National Water Awards was instituted by the Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The award was instituted to create awareness among the people about the importance of water and to adopt the best water usage practices.

The first Prize was given in 2018, and thereafter, it was given in  2019, 2020 and 2022.

5th National Water Award  Winners 2023

The award is given in 9 categories, and 38 winners have been selected for the 2023 edition.

Best State Category

1. Odisha
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Puducherry and Gujarat

Best District Category

• South Zone - Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh),
• North East Zone-Dhalai (Tripura),
• North Zone- Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir), Banda (Uttar Pradesh)
• West Zone- Indore(Madhya Pradesh),
• East Zone -Bolangir(Odisha)

Best Village Panchayat Category

1. Pullampara(Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala
2. Masulpani, (Kanker), Chhattisgarh,
3. Hampapuram (Anantapur), Andhra Pradesh  and Khliehrangnah (West Jaintia Hills), Meghalaya

Best Urban Local Body Category

1. Surat,( Gujarat)
2. Puri,(Odisha)
3. Pune, (Maharashtra)

Best School or College Category

1. Government Upper Primary School, (Jethwan ka Bas), Sikar, Rajasthan
2. Government Sarvodya Kanya Vidyalaya, (Paschim Vihar), New Delhi
3. Khairbani Ashram School, (Baisinga), Mayurbhanj, Odisha

Best Industry Category

1. Aravali Power Company Private Limited, (Jhajjar), Haryana
2. Apollo Tyres Limited, (Kanchipuram), Tamil Nadu
3. Raymond Uco Denim Pvt Ltd, (Yavatmal), Maharashtra

Best Water User Association Category

1. Pentakli Project Union of Water User Association,(Buldhana), Maharashtra
2. Water User Cooperative Society, Kagekodamagge, (Shivamogga), Karnataka
3. Parambur Big Tank Water User Association, (Pudukkotai), Tamil Nadu

Best Institution (other than School/College) 

1. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
2. Koner Laksmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
3. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Sri Tirumala Nagar Resident Welfare Association, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (jointly)

Best Civil Society Category

1. BAIF Development Research Foundation, Pune
2. Yuva Mitra, Mitrangan Campus, Nashik, Maharashtra
3. Gramin Vikas Trust, Kanchan Kunj, Dahod, Gujarat