Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President of India; in the presence of Anant G. Geete, Hon’ble Union Minister (Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises) and G.M. Siddeshwara, Minister of State (Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises), Government of India presented “SCOPE Award for Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector Management – Institutional”to R.K. Gupta, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS. WAPCOS Limited is a “MINI RATNA-I” and ISO 9001:2008 Public Sector Enterprise under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation providing consultancy services in all facets of Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Development in India and Abroad. The Company focussed on providing Concept to Commissioning Solutions, Capacity Building, Brand Recognition and Penetration into New Markets. As a result, during the last 6 years the Company’s presence has grown from 8 countries to 41 countries in Africa, MiddleEast and Asia and all States in India. The Company has secured “Excellent” Rating with MoU Composite Score of 1.0 for the last 6 years in succession. This is the Highest achievable score as per Performance Evaluation criteria of the Department of Public Enterprises, Govt. of India. WAPCOS is implementing various prestigious projects abroad like Salma Dam Project, Afghanistan; Establishment of Inland River Port at Ashuganj, Bangladesh; Detailed Design Engineering of Punatsangchhu-I & II Hydro-Electric Projects, Bhutan; Stung Tasal Water Resources Development Project, Cambodia; Project Management Services of Grand Katende Hydro Electric Project, D R Congo; Development of Six Irrigation schemes in Champassack Province, Lao PDR; Construction Supervision Works for Salima Lake Shore Water Supply Project, Malawi; Project Management for Development of Irrigation and Land Consolidation Schemes in Myanmar; Project Management for Augmentation of Water Supply Scheme in Dar Es Salaam and Chalinze (Design & Construction Supervision), Tanzania; Skill support for Operation and Maintenance of Hwange Thermal Power Station (920 MW), Zimbabwe etc.WAPCOS is registered with various international funding agencies for participating in the funded projects like World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and United Nations Office for Project