4th National Water Awards

 Awarded across 11 categories to 41 winners

 Awarded by Jagdeep Dhankar, at Vigyan Bhawan (Margaret Alva)
 Ministry of Jal Shakti- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
 Cash prizes of 2 lacks, 1.5 lacks, and 1 lakh to winners
 First Edition in 2018
o 2nd- 2019
o 3rd - 2022
o 4th – 2023
 Aims to create awareness and promote a participative approach to sustainable
development
 Some Winners are:
o Best State: Madhya Pradesh(1st) -> Odisha(2nd)
o Best District: Ganjam (Odisha) -> Namakkal, TN
o Best Urban Local Body: Chandigarh -> Indore
o Best Industry: Barauni -> Honda

Other Related Information/ Topics

 Water Day- 22 March
 Theme- Accelerating Change to solve water and sanitation crisis
 Water is SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)
 SDG 14- Life Below Water (Marine ecosystem)
*Revise UN Water Conference 23
*5 Pran
*Indus Water Treaty
 Karachi,1960- Jawaharlal Nehru and Ayub Khan
o Earlier by Inter Dominion Act, of 1948
 World Bank is a signatory to the pact
 Pakistan- Indus, Chenab, and Jhelum (80%)
 India- Beas, Ravi, Sutlej (20%)
 Dispute Resolution Mechanism: 3 step – Permanent Commission, Neutral Expert and
Court of Arbitration
o In 2015, Pakistan requested Neutral Expert for Kishenganga and Ratle Hydro
Electric Projects
o In 2023, India issued a notice to Pakistan for non-cooperation in the area

Govt Schemes:
 National Water Mission (Jal Jeevan Mission/ Har Ghar Jal)
 o Tapwater to all households by 2024
o Water Resources Ministry
 Catch The Rain
 Mission Amrit Sarovar- Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April 2022
 Atal Bhujal Yojana- Improve Groundwater Management
 Global Mangrove Alliance- USD 4 bn to protect 17 million hectares of mangroves
 Water 2030 breakthrough- water fully decarbonized by 2030.
 National Mission for Clean Ganga-