The people of Elappully grama panchayat in the eastern part of Palakkad district are ecstatic. The panchayat has won the National Water Award for the third best civic body in South India for its water conservation and management.
Panchayat president Revathy Babu will accept the prestigious national award from President Ramnath Kovind in Delhi on Tuesday. Elappully was the sole panchayat selected from Kerala for the National Water Award. When Karnataka’s Yelerampura panchayat won the first prize, Tamil Nadu’s Vellaputhur panchayat won the second prize.
Elappully panchayat won the award for an ambitious water conservation project implemented by the People’s Service Society, Palakkad (PSS) with the financial support of the WaterAid India, a non-profitable international organization working to ensure clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for all.
