Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar conferred the fourth National Water Awards in New Delhi on Saturday. The awards focus on encouraging good work and efforts made by various individuals and organisations to conserve water. Madhya Pradesh was awarded the first prize in the best State category. In the best district category, the award was given to the Ganjam District of Odisha. The best Village Panchayat award was presented to Jagannadhapuram Village Panchayat, Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana. Akashvani, Guwahati also received the second-best award in Media category. The Jal Shakti Ministry had announced a total of 41 winners, covering 11 categories, including joint winners, for the National Water Awards, 2022.<br />''<b> </b><br />''Each award winner was conferred with a citation and a trophy as well as cash prizes. As part of the ongoing nationwide drive to realise the Government's vision of a water-prosperous India, the awards seek to create awareness among people about the importance of water and motivate them to adopt best water use practices.<br />'' <br />''Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President stressed the need for water conservation. He asked people to use natural resources as per their necessity, adding that Indian culture teaches people about the judicious use of natural resources. He emphasised the need to adopt the mantra of the three Rs — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to revive the country's ancient water harvesting systems like ponds. Mr. Dhankhar termed Jal Jeevan Mission and Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana as game-changers<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed that around 56 thousand Amrit Sarovars have been constructed, and almost the same number are under construction in the country.</span>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>