CII – National Awards for Excellence in Water Management returns for the eleventh edition – to celebrate and reward outstanding innovation, promising water conservation and management practices undertaken by Indian industries from varied sectors. The process of selection of awardees under the new version follows world class procedures (evaluation tools and techniques that also make use ofsatellite information) and has in place a robust methodology which includes site verification.

The Awards measure performance and provides detailed feedback for opportunities to excel while maintaining strong competition and high standards of excellence. The objective of the awards

• To recognise and Award “Innovation and Excellence” in Water Management

• To facilitate sharing of information on water efficient practices

• Instil a “sense of competition” to motivate water users (Industries to begin with) to achieve excellence in water management