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Recent Achievements and Awards
Gujarat Honoured for Highest Wind Power Installed Capacity
- Rank: 1st in wind energy installed capacity
- Comparison: Tamil Nadu (10,743 MW), Karnataka (6,312 MW)
- Awarded by: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, on Global Wind Day
- Target: 100 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030
- Wind Power Plants in Rajasthan:
- Leader: Rajasthan is a top wind power generator in India
- Jaisalmer Wind Park: 1,064 MW, India’s second-largest, world’s fourth-largest operational plant
- First Wind Plant: Amarsagar, Jaisalmer (April 10, 1999)
- Other Wind Farms:
- Sodha Bandhan, Jaisalmer (25 MW)
- Bada Bagh, Jaisalmer (First private sector project)
- Devgarh, Pratapgarh
- Harsh Parbat, Sikar
- Bithdi Phalodi, Jodhpur
5th National Water Award 2023
- Award Ceremony: Held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
- Organizer: Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation
- Awards for Best State:
- 1st Prize: Odisha
- 2nd Prize: Uttar Pradesh
- 3rd Prize: Gujarat & Puducherry (Jointly)
- Best District (Region-wise):
- South: Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
- North-East: Dhalai (Tripura)
- North: Banda (UP) & Ganderbal (Jammu & Kashmir) (Jointly)
- West: Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
- East: Balangir (Odisha)
- Best School/College in Water Management:
- 1st Prize: Govt. Upper Primary School, Jenthwaka Vas, Fatehpur, Sikar, Rajasthan
- Best Institution - Special Award: Birla Institute of Science and Technology (Pilani), Rajasthan
Sant Ishwar Award 2024
- Location: Pragati Maidan, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Main Award: Kumar Vishwas awarded the 'Sant Ishwar Special Award'
