Anantapur: District Collector O Anand expressed delight over the district receiving Skoch Award for the year 2024–25, recognising successful implementation of schemes under Andhra Pradesh Micro Irrigation Project (APMIP). APMIP officials formally handed over the award to the Collector during the event. Joint Collector Shiv Narayanan Sharma, APMIP Project Director Raghunath Reddy, and Horticulture Officer Uma Devi were present. Through APMIP, the district successfully provided micro-irrigation equipment to 14,869 farmers, covering 17,642 hectares, achieving 98% of the target. On behalf of Anantapur district, APMIP Project Director Raghunath Reddy and the then Assistant Project Director Firoz Khan received the award from Skoch Group Founder and Chairman Sameer Kochhar at a programme in New Delhi on Saturday.