The Odisha Government’s ‘Drink from Tap Mission’ ‘Sujal’ under the 5T initiative has won the Award of Excellence in 18th CSI SIG e-Governance Award event 2020 on Friday.
The prestigious award meant for Smart Water Management being implemented in Puri city was amongst 178 nominations received from across India.
WATCO Managing Director of Pradipta Kumar Swain received the award from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the event in Lucknow organised by the Computer Society of India (CSI), which is the largest association of information technology professionals in the country. Sujal was launched on October 13, 2020 by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to provide assured quality drinking water fit for direct consumption from the tap to all households in urban areas. The mission is a flagship initiative by the Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) under the Housing & Urban Development Department.