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ITC’s Social and Farm Forestry Initiatives added over 11,000 hectares of plantations during 2011-12. Total plantations, as on March 31, 2012, now cover over 125,000 hectares. The Social and Farm Forestry Programme has not only contributed to a sustainable source of raw material for the Paperboards Business, but has also helped sequester additional 4,380 Kilotonnes of CO₂ this year compared to 4,011 Kilotonnes last year, thus consolidating ITC’s status as a ‘Carbon Positive Company’ for the seventh year in a row. The Social and Farm Forestry Programme has also provided 56.2 million person days of employment todate for small and marginal farmers.

Integrated Water Management

Enhancing efficiency in water usage: ITC has undertaken several water conservation initiatives which include water audits, benchmarking and adopting best available technologies to achieve lowest possible specific water consumption, treating and recycling effluent to achieve zero discharge in several of our Units.

In 2011-12, ITC Units drew 29.02 million Kilolitres of fresh water, nearly 1.2% lower than the previous year (29.36 million KL in 2010-11). This is a noteworthy achievement considering the significant increase in production volumes in almost all businesses. A large number of business Units achieved substantial reduction in specific fresh water intake (fresh water intake per unit of product). ITC’s largest integrated Paperboards and Paper Unit at Bhadrachalam achieved a reduction of 4.5% in specific fresh water intake which is a noteworthy achievement. This Unit alone accounts for 75% of total freshwater intake in ITC.

ITC continues to be a Water Positive Corporation for a decade now

Rainwater Harvesting: ITC continued to create rainwater harvesting structures both at the Company premises and through external watershed development projects in socially relevant areas.

As on March 31, 2012, the total rainwater harvesting potential created by the Company is over two times the total net water consumed by its operations.

It is a matter of great pride that ITC continues to be a Water Positive Corporation for a decade now.

Water Balance at ITC	2009 – 2010	2010 – 2011	2011 – 2012
Fresh water intake	29.96	29.36	29.02
Treated effluents discharged	23.41	22.21	22.80
Net water consumption	6.55	7.15	6.22
Total RWH potential* created (till date)	20.60	19.89	21.05
Units in Million KL * Besides the actual rainfall, the amount of rainwater harvested in a year is also determined by the rainfall pattern.

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