Now top in water management / Indore got National Water Award, President honored MP and Collector

Another achievement has come in the account of Indore, which has become the cleanest city in the country five times. Indore was the best district in the West Zone in the third National Water Award-2020. President Ram Nath Kovind honored Indore with the National Water Award at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday. MP Shankar Lalwani and Collector Manish Singh received the award.

Collector Manish Singh said that the Central Groundwater team had conducted a survey for the works being done in the field of water conservation. In this, Indore came true on many parameters. The team observed the components like water conservation, water recycling, sewerage system management etc. In the survey, the team has praised all the sewerage plants of Indore Municipal Corporation for activities such as tapping, disposal of waste water from residential and commercial establishments into the environment only after treatment, reuse of waste water etc. It was found in the survey that rooftop water recharging units have been installed in 16,000 private establishments in Indore. Water recharging units are also installed in 1,500 government offices. The team has also assessed the change in water level in rural areas due to farm ponds, check dams and water conservation measures.

Indore is the city of innovation

Tulsiram Silavat, Minister of Water Resources, Government of Madhya Pradesh congratulated the public representatives, administration and citizens of Indore for coming first in the West Zone category in the National Water Award. He said that Indore has done many excellent works in the field of river drain tapping, water recharging units, water recharge and water plus. Indore is the city of innovation, it is the city of dreams of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Indore has adopted many innovations in the field of water conservation. It is the result of the strong will and discipline of the people's representatives, administration and citizens that Indore has been honored with the National Water Award today. More efforts will be made for Indore to move ahead in the same way in the field of water conservation.