Haryana’s Aravali Power bags National Water Award in industry segment

Aravali Power Company Private Limited, Jhajjar, Haryana, on Tuesday bagged the first prize in the fifth edition of National Water Awards presented by President Droupadi Murmu in the National Capital on Tuesday.

Special mention was made at the award ceremony of S. M. Sehgal Foundation, Institutional Area, Gurugram in the civil society category.

Among states, Odisha was declared the winner and Uttar Pradesh second, followed by Puducherry and Gujarat sharing the third prize.

Overall there were 38 winners, including joint winners across nine categories.

The awards were presented for their exemplary work in the field of water conservation and management.

Each award winner was conferred with a citation and a trophy as well as cash prizes in certain categories.

The event started with the traditional ‘Jal Kalash’ ceremony.

Addressing the gathering, Murmu appreciated the schemes being undertaken by Ministry of Jal Shakti , especially Jal Jeevan Mission which, she said, exemplifies the objectives of quantity, quality and continuity and asserted that access to safe drinking water is right of every citizen.

The President stated that the collective efforts of general public and Government could help achieve the goal of “water secure India” and vouched for every house of country to have a Rain Water Harvesting Structure (RWHS).

She lauded the efforts of the water awardees and said the recognition of these efforts through National water awards will encourage the masses to take up water conservation activities.

The Union Minister for Jal Shakti CR Paatil expressed gratitude toward the award winners for their efforts in the field of water management and conservation and said that these Awards have made a deep impact and fostered a healthy competitive environment among those working in the water sector.

Aravali Power Company Private Limited (APCPL) Haryana which bagged the first prize among industries is a joint venture company with 50% share of NTPC Ltd, 25% of Haryana Power Generation Company Ltd (HPGCL, Haryana State company), and 25% of Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd (IPGCL, Delhi State company). The company was registered in December 2006. APCPL has constructed a coal based power plant near Village Jharli, Jhajjar (Haryana) named Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project (IGSTPP).