Depleting water table is a growing problem faced across the country. In the neighbouring communities of the Company, the water table is as low as 500 feet, creating water scarcity and stress for agriculture and household use. They are working on a systematic, integrated and predictive approach for water management along with the community for water conservation, water management, construction, renovation and maintenance of water harvesting structures for improving surface and ground water availability through check dams, village and farm ponds, ring wells and watershed activities.

Company’s initiatives have enabled additional water harvesting of 16 lakh m3 this year.

Drip irrigation installed in 316 acres in Kolhapur and Uttar Pradesh, benefitted 169 farmers and helped grow two crops with 60 percent less water consumption coupled with increased income.

The Company also constructed two village ponds in Jawaharpur, Uttar Pradesh, benefiting more than 2000 people in FY18.