Heidelberg Cement India has been certified as 6.37x Net Water Positive by an independent certifying agency, TOV SOD. During FY 2016-2017, all the cement plants of the Company withdrew 1,093,332 kilo liters of water from various sources and harvested 6,965,000 kilo liters of water. This implies that the company has given back 6.37 times water than it consumed.
This distinction has been possible due to the commitment of all its employees towards water conservation, health, hygiene and safety. The company’s multidimensional approach included diversion of rain water to reservoirs, installation of water harvesting systems, revival of bore wells, controlling seepage and educating everyone on water conservation.
Heidelberg Cement India is one of the leading building material companies in the globe. The company is one of the major cement players in Central India and has installed cement capacity of 5.4 million tonnes.
