Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has extended his greetings to all the people of the state following the recognition of Indore with the '5th National Water Award' as the best district in the West Zone, conferred by President Smt. Droupadi Murmu. CM Dr. Yadav has said in his message that "Madhya Pradesh is committed to the proper use and conservation of every drop of water and is continuously playing its role in the direction of 'water conservation'. Understanding our moral responsibility for the coming generation, we have laid a network of water structures in the state, renovated old water structures and continuous efforts are being made to increase irrigation capacity.

It is noteworthy that Indore district has been awarded the National Water Award for the best district of the Western region for its significant contribution in water harvesting and water conservation. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented this award at the 5th National Water Award-2023 ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patel and Minister of State V Somanna were also present in the programme. The award was received by Indore Collector Ashish Singh, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Shivam Verma and District Panchayat CEO Siddharth Jain.

Significant achievements have been made in the field of water conservation in Indore district.

Various works have been undertaken in the catchment areas of Ajnar, Balam, Choral, Karam, Moral and Patalpani rivers in the district, which include 366 plantation works, 216 water harvesting works, 60 recharge structures, 90 watershed treatment works and 814 water and soil conservation works. Apart from this, 5 Amrit Sarovar, 4 farm ponds, 5 check dams and 30 gabion mesh structures have been built in the catchment area of Balam river.