Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Kadapa district has bagged Union Jal Shakti ministry's award for water conservation efforts. Last year, the Centre had selected 255 drought-hit districts to take up water conservation projects. The Centre had promised to honour the districts which implemented the programmes as per the mandate. Led by collector Chevuri Harikiran and District Water Management Authority (DWMA) project director Yadubhushan Reddy, the administration rolled out different works in the 13-mandals-with poor groundwater reserves.