Madhya Pradesh Got First Prize in West Zone in Swachh Survekshan Gramin-2022 | 03 Oct 2022
Why In News?
- On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, 2022, President Draupadi Murmu presented the first prize to Madhya Pradesh among the states that have done outstanding work in the Western Zone in Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2022 under the Swachh Bharat Mission at an award ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Key Points
- Similarly, Bhopal and Indore bagged the first and third prizes in the districts doing excellent work in the western zone.
- Madhya Pradesh has got first prize for best work in Sujalam 1.0 campaign and fourth prize in Sujalam 2.0 campaign. These awards were presented by Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
- Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh was honoured for declaring Har Ghar Jal certified district at Swachh Survekshan grameen-2022 award ceremony. In Burhanpur, all the villages organized gram sabhas to verify that all their houses, schools and anganwadis were getting safe drinking water regularly.