ISKCON Govardhan Eco Village Won the Aqua Excellence Award 2016 in the X World Aqua Congress Author.
ISKCON Govardhan Eco Village (GEV, www.ecovillage.org.in) is a 100 acre sustainable farming community and retreat center, based near Mumbai, India. ISKCON GEV’s intention is conserve natural resources and propagate community living forms based on the cardinal principles of Vedas. ISKCON GEV is home to self-sufficient community of over 160 members, including 25 families, 60 resident monks and 50 students
Every year the Aqua Foundation Group organizes the World Aqua Congress (WAC) on a theme related to environment and invites excerpts of papers from speakers from all over India. During the X World Aqua Congress, this year, ISKCON GEV was awarded with the prestigious Aqua Excellence Award in the category of ‘Protection of the Quality and Supply of Freshwater Resources’. Nimailila Das, Chief Sustainability Officer, GEV received this award from Mrs. Sunita Narain, Director General of Center for Science and Environment (CSE) and Editor, Down to Earth Magazine. The Award Ceremony was conducted during the Inaugural Session of X World Aqua Congress, centered on the theme of ‘’Water: Smart Solutions for Growing India’’on the 24th November 2016 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The conference was attended by various corporate heads, Government authorities, university professors, NGOs etc.
The “Aqua Excellence Awards” are the highest awards given by Aqua Foundation to its members, stakeholders and contributors in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the field of water, environment, energy, earth sciences, atmospheric sciences, planetary sciences, pollution control and sustainability solutions. Aqua Foundation honors, in each WAC, individual / nominees of corporate members who have made a mark in their respective fields of expertise or have made a significant contribution towards Humanity