- One of the primary objectives of the Ministry of Jal Shakti is to make water conservation a people’s movement and strengthen the water consciousness in the country.
- For furthering this objective, the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the
- ‘Water Heroes – Share Your Stories’ Contest from September 1, 2020 with an aim to reach out to people on the important subject of water conservation and management.
- Through this Water Heroes Contest, hope to encourage and collect best practices in water conservation from across India.
- Also hope to disseminate such efforts across India to encourage more transformational efforts in this area.
- Every month (from September, 2020 onwards) entries would be invited for consideration of awards.
- Every month a maximum of 10 entries can be considered for the awards. All selected entries will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 each and a certificate.
- To take part in the contest, the participants will have to post their
- success stories on water conservation through a specially made video of 1-5 minutes (along with a write-up of up to 300 words and some photographs/pictures)
- Depicting the efforts and significant contributions to conserve and manage water resources.
