The corporation won the award for providing round-the-clock water supply to the city, even in slums and villages at a lower rate and curbing wastage of the precious resource. The Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nahata and Standing Committee Chairman Sandeep Naik accepted the award on behalf of the civic body. Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Minister of State for Urban Development Saugata Roy, Secretary of Urban Development Ministry Dr M Ramchandran and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.

 

Over 90 nominations from various cities across the country were received for the award this year. Nahata made a detailed presentation before a team of 13 experts of the municipal body's achievements in water management and waste management while answering queries raised by them. The award was instituted by the ministry of urban development in 2008. The award is aimed at honouring urban local governments and water boards that had taken significant steps towards effective water management and improvement in service delivery.