Odisha has won three National awards in the prestigious Annual India Sanitation Coalition (ISC)-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2022 which were declared yesterday at the awards function held at New Delhi. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was awarded with the “Best Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) Model – Urban,” and Ms. Sasmita Barik, a Swachha Sathi from Bhadrak Municipality was awarded with the “Women Changemaker in Sanitation” Award. In addition, Jajpur district was awarded for “Best Skilling Initiative in Sanitation.” The ISC-FICCI Awards Ceremony and Conclave is an annual national event celebrating leaders, rising stars and organisations who are driving growth in the sanitation value chainfor achieving a “cleaner, healthier, safer, happier and a gender-equal India.” The Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD), Govt. of Odisha has been winning awards under various categories in the annual ISC-FICCI Awards Ceremony since 2019. The award for Bhubaneswar was received by Smt. Sulochana Das, Mayor, BMCin the event along with team members. The “Women Changemaker in Sanitation” Award was received by Ms. Sasmita Barik along with Additional Secretary and Additional Mission Director SBM (Urban)H&UDD, Smt. Durgesh Nandini Sahoo. Both the awards are a recognition for the Odisha model of decentralised and community led sanitation.