Blitz Bureau
THE Central Water Commission (CWC) has been honoured with the GEEF Global Water Tech Award under the category ‘Water Department of the Year’ at the prestigious Global Water Tech Summit -2024 organized by the Global Energy and Environment Foundation (GEEF) in New Delhi. The award recognises the most important achievements in the water sector in several categories to honour and reward initiatives in the water, wastewater and desalination sectors on innovation, technology, conservation and sustainable development.
The GEEF acknowledged the CWC’s pivotal role in hydro-meteorological data collection, flood forecasting, reservoir storage monitoring, water quality monitoring, coastal area management, appraisal and monitoring of water resources projects, and resolving interstate water issues. The foundation also recognised several new initiatives taken by CWC .
While receiving the award at the summit, Chairman of CWC, Kushvinder Vohra presented an insightful overview of the water resources scenario in India, highlighting the significant expectations from the industry to drive innovation and sustainability in water management. This recognition underscores CWC’s commitment to excellence and continuous efforts to advance water technology and resource management, he added.
