The winners of Water Heroes: Share Your Stories Contest for the month of August 2022 has been announced. The winners will each get a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a certificate in recognition of their efforts on water conservation and sustainable development of water resources.

The six winners of the contest for August 2022 are:

1. Divyansh Tondon: The vice president of (Meerut Cantt) Saarthi Social Welfare Society, he is associated with the campaign ‘Paani Panchayat’ under which they go to various villages, streets, towns, schools and localities, creating public awareness.
2. Vinay Vishwanath Gawas: A project director from Goa, he is involved with campaigning about Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting and borewell recharge in Kelawade Village, Keri Sattari, Goa. The project is said to be built in collaboration with TERI.
3. Amit: A Gram Pradhan in Malakpura, Jalon, UP and a former journalist in Delhi, he has done various activities for development such as providing healthy foods in the primary school of the village, working in plantation work, environment protection and water purification through sedimentation activities.
4. Babita Rajpoot Ghuwara: Hailing from Chattarpur, Madhya Pradesh, she is involved in the construction of four check dams and two outlets and made bori bandahan.
5. Anurag Patel: A District Magistrate of Banda, Utter Pradesh, he ran two significant campaigns – Jal Sanchay, Jeevan Sanchay and Jal Kumbhi Hatao-Talab Bachao Abhiyan – in a considerable effort to conserve water. He took the initiative to remove water hyacinth from 126 ponds. He also took efforts to rejuvenate the Chandrawal River by digging up extra miles for renovation purpose. 664 ponds in Mirzapur and 101 in Janpad Farrukhabad were revived under his efforts.
6. Snehlata Sharma: From Shivpuri District Block Badarwas, Piparodha Village, she has been doing a considerable and praiseworthy job in the field of water conservation and management for the past one year. She brought women in the forefront while creating awareness around the village about water and its conservation. She also generated awareness about the crops that uses less water in the field.

The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the 1st edition of Water Heroes: Share Your Stories contest in 2019. The 3rd edition was launched on 1 December 2021 and will end on 30 November 2022. The contest is held monthly.

The aim of the contest is to create awareness for water conservation by enhancing knowledge and sharing experiences of water heroes; and to create an attitude towards water conservation and management so that a behavioural change can be created amongst all stakeholders.

To participate in the contest, one needs to post their success stories on water conservation efforts in the form of 1-5 minutes video, along with a write-up of 300 words and attach some photographs/ photos that depict the efforts.

All selected entries will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 10,000 each. Each month, a maximum of ten entries shall be selected as winner.

The participants can also share their videos (with the link to their YouTube video) on the MyGov portal. www.mygov.in In addition, entries can be submitted by email to waterheroes.cgwb@gmail.com.