The Hindu 03.01.2014
BMC selected for National Urban Water Award
The Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been selected for the National Urban Water Awards 2011-12.
The
BMC has been declared joint winner in the ‘Citizen services and
governance’ category. A communiqué regarding it has reached the BMC
commissioner. The Central Minister for Urban Development would hand over
the award at the National Urban Water Awards ceremony to be held in
Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi in the last week of January.
The
BMC had got nominated for this prestigious award under the theme
‘rebirth of water bodies in Berhampur for its citizens’. It may be noted
that this major city of south Odisha happens to be a drinking water
scarce city with low groundwater reserve. Through a major project, the
BMC has been able to restore and revive 42 major water bodies in the
city. This transformation has got it selected for the award.
‘Local
Governance Network (LGN)’ was the advisory organisation of the BMC for
the project. According to executive director of LGN, Piyush Ranjan Rout,
the transformation of dying water bodies in Berhampur would set an
example for other urban centres of Odisha, where water bodies are facing
a threat of extinction.
Through a major project, the BMC has been able to restore and revive 42 major water bodies.
