Haryana Renewable Energy Department on Tuesday conferred State-level awards to gram panchayats for their significant contribution in energy conservation programme during the year 2011-12 and 2012-13.
The state level awards were also conferred on other categories for the year 2011-12.A spokesman of the department said that state level gram panchayat award carrying a cash prize of Rsfive lakh for 2011-12 is conferred upon village Umri in district Kurukshetra for its contribution to energy conservation.
Gram panchayat Parkhotam Pur in Rewari and gram panchayat Gudrana in Palwal had bagged second and third prizes respectively. They have been awarded with prize money of Rs4 lakh and three lakh respectively.
Similarly, first, second and third prizes is bestowed to gram panchayats Jatusana, Dhawana (Rewari) and Sidhrawali (Gurgaon) respectively for year 2012-13. They have been awarded with prize money of Rsfive lakh, four lakh and three lakh respectively.
Under educational institute category, first, second and third prize went to OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University Murthal and MM Collage Faridabad respectively.
These instituted have also been awarded with prize money of Rs one lakh, Rs50,000 and Rs20,000 respectively. “Under commercial building category, Jat Dharamshala Jind had bagged prize money of Rs1 lakh, certificate and shield,” added the spokesperson.