News @ Jains - B H Jain conferred Water Conserver of India award

Shri B.H. Jain, Founder-Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, who are pioneers in micro irrigation and sprinkler irrigation systems in India which is a viable alternative to the conventional irrigation methods has been conferred upon the prestigious UNESCO & West-Net instituted award as the “Water Conserver of India” taking into account his yeomen service to the cause of water conservation. This award has been presented by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Saif-Ud-Din Soz at a glittering function held in New Delhi on 29th November 2007 at the Jaypee Vasant Continental, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. The function was attended by eminent delegates from the World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, Central Water Commission and TERI apart from the Industry and Press. This event has been covered by NDTV and will be telecasted the following week in a 30 minutes’ programme.

This becomes another crowning glory to the number of national and international awards won by the company totaling 134 to date including the internationally renowned “Crawford Reid Memorial” award instituted by the Irrigation Association, USA, which was conferred upon Shri B.H. Jain in the year 1997 for his significant contribution to the irrigation industry outside the United States.