Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation bags 15th National Water Digest Water Award-2021-22 for Best Community LIP
Bhubaneswar(Kalinga Voice) : The Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation, Department of Water Resources, Odisha, bags 15th Water Digest Water Award for Best Community Lift Irrigation Project for the year 2021-22towards outstanding efforts made within the water sector. Managing Director, OLIC-cum-Special Secretary, Department of water resources, Government of Odisha Smt. ArchanaPattnaikreceived this award from the Hon’ble Union Minister,Jal Shakti, Sri Gajendra Singh Sekhawaton 29th March 2022 in a ceremony held at New Delhi.
The contribution of Community Lift Irrigation Projects in the State has been empowering to diversify into other crops and upliftment of communities,on-ground tangible changes and cost-effectiveness, ease of implementation,highly social impacts.
This year OLIC is going to celebrate Golden Jubilee on completion of 50 years of its foundation. In this golden Jubilee year, first time in the History of Odisha OLIC received such a National Award. The entire team of OLIC including officers and Staff in presence of Additional Chief Secretary, DoWR Smt. Anu Garg, OLIC Chairman Sri Amaresh Patri, MD, OLIC Smt. Pattnaik celebrated this honour . ACS, DoWR Smt. Garg expressed that the consistent effort of OILC will achieve more success in future days.
It is to be noted that, despite the small number of attendees in the Covid pandemic situation in the last three years, the corporation has been acting proactively in mission mode , as the farmers and their livelihood have been always given topmost priority by Chief Minister’ Naveen Pattanaik. priority and the farmers’ efforts to protect their livelihood.
The Chairman OLIC Mr. Amaresh Patri has expressed his pleasure for this achievement of the corporation. “It is made possible by the unwavering blessings of the Chief Minister, Mr. Naveen Patnaik, efficient and transparent decision under 5T-Mo Sarkar, the frequent review of the Minister of State, Mr. Raghunandan Das, able guidance of the ACS DOWR Smt. Garg, efficient work of the MD and dedicated and concerted effort of the officials, engineers and staff of the corporation ” Said, chairman Sri Patri.
