Rajendra Singh Wins Stockholm Water Prize 2015
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Activist Rajendra Singh wins Stockholm Water Prize 2015
Rajendra Singh, an eminent environment activist, has been conferred the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize this year for his innovative water restoration efforts and extraordinary courage to empower communities in Indian villages.
Singh, who is widely popular as the 'Water Man', was named the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for improving water security in rural India, and for showing extraordinary courage and determination in his quest to improve the living conditions for those most in need, a statement said.
Born in 1959, Rajasthan-based Singh for several decades have dedicated himself to defeating drought and empowering communities.Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, Patron of the Stockholm Water Prize, will present the prize to Singh at a Royal Award Ceremony during 2015 World Water Week here on August 26, it added.
In its citation, The Stockholm Water Prize Committee said that "today's water problems cannot be solved by science or technology alone. They are instead human problems of governance, policy, leadership, and social resilience."
"He has literally brought villages back to life. We need to take Mr Singh's lessons and actions to heart if we are to achieve sustainable water use in our lifetime."
Source: The Economic Times
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