Ludhiana: Municipal Corporation (MC) Ludhiana has been conferred with the ‘Best Smart City Water Initiative Award’ during the Global Sustainability and Innovation Awards 2026 held in New Delhi on Tuesday.The award has been conferred for the World Bank and AIIB-funded Canal Based Water Supply project being taken up in the city under the guidance of Mayor Inderjit Kaur and MC Commissioner Neeru Katyal Gupta.The awards were organised by Earth Water Foundation, and MC Joint Commissioner Vineet Kumar received the award on behalf of Municipal Corporation Ludhiana. The award was presented by the former Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Durga Shankar Mishra. Superintending Engineer (SE) Parul Goyal was also present during the awards ceremony.The civic body officials stated that the project has been recognised for incorporating advanced technology. Further, the speed of the ongoing project has also been appreciated.Under this project, treated surface water would be supplied to the households across the city. The first phase of the project is going on in the city. Apart from upgrading the water supply infrastructure, a world-class water treatment plant (WTP) is also being established in village Bilga (near Sahnewal).The civic body officials stated that the project includes all state-of-the-art technological developments that have happened in recent years in the field of water management, such as automation through SCADA, VFD-operated valves, leak detection systems, digital twin, etc.Once the project is completed, it will mark a milestone in the history of Ludhiana, and Municipal Corporation (MC) Ludhiana remains committed to provide clean canal water to the residents.Mayor Inderjit Kaur and MC Commissioner Neeru Katyal Gupta said that it is a matter of great pride that the Municipal Corporation Ludhiana has been honoured and recognised during the Global Sustainability and Innovation Awards. They congratulated the civic body officials and residents for the achievement.They said that the focus of the civic body is on sustainable development. MSID:: 129801002 413 |
