Medilytix Bureau :
The Department of Water Resources, Government of Odisha received the prestigious Platinum SKOCH Award in water sector for the year 2021-22 for check dam scheme- Mukhyamantri Adibandha Tiari Yojana (#MATY) the Mega Lift Irrigation Project at the 78th SKOCH Summit on Thursday. The Mega Lift Irrigation program has been launched by Government of Odisha during 2011-12 for providing irrigation to the farmers in the upland areas by lifting water from rivers, which could not be irrigated by normal means of flow irrigation. As many as 208 mega lift schemes have been taken up covering a command area of 2,64,300 hectares and grouped into 17 clusters. The first phase has been taken up in 2012-13 and as of now, 136 schemes have been completed.
Instituted in 2003, SKOCH Award salutes people, projects, and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation. SKOCH Award acknowledges exceptional achievers—organisations, and individuals; also spurs inspirational guidance and motivational leadership. The Roll of Honour of the SKOCH Award over the years is a testimony to this. The award covers the best of efforts in digital, financial, and social inclusion. It encompasses the best of governance, inclusive growth, excellence in technology and applications, change management, corporate leadership, corporate governance, citizen services delivery, capacity building, empowerment, and other such softer issues that get normally lost in the glamour and the glitz of industry-sponsored or advertising focused jamborees.