Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan has received National Urban Water Award (2011-12) for “Water Quality Monitoring in Uttarakhand” in Technical Excellence Category by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India on 7 th March 2014 at award ceremony held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The National Urban Water Awards (NUWA) was instituted in 2008 with the explicit purpose of honoring urban local governments, water boards and organizations that assist them in taking innovative and significant steps towards effective water management and effecting improvements in service delivery. The Ministry of Urban Development in association with the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad has conceptualized and successfully established an annual National Urban Water Awards (NUWA). NUWA is unique in that it honors public and government institutions and recognizes the role of all stakeholders associated with service delivery improvement in urban areas. Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan ...