Defence Estates Organisation receives Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Award for excellence in water conservation efforts

The Defence Estates Organisation under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was honoured with Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) 1.0 Award in the Best Partner Ministries/Departments category during the National Water Conservation Ceremony held here on Tuesday.

The MoD stated that the achievement celebrates the organisation’s exemplary contribution to water conservation and its role as a key national partner under the National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti. The organisation has emerged as a model for inter-departmental collaboration, effectively integrating community engagement with infrastructural and environmental initiatives.

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Through innovative planning, community-driven actions, and effective implementation strategies, the organisation successfully promoted large-scale water conservation efforts; enhanced groundwater recharge across multiple regions; revived traditional water bodies and heritage water structures; encouraged behavioural change and community participation; and strengthened long-term sustainability through responsible water stewardship.

The award underlined Defence Estates’ pivotal role in supporting the Government of India’s vision of a water-secure future with the ambitious target of creating 10 million artificial recharge and water conservation structures under JSJB 2.0, the statement further read.