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Zero Waste Water Discharge
Closing the water loop in a factory/hotel not only results in
minimum fresh water usage, it also prevents pollution of the environment including fresh
water sources.
The Cigarette factories at Bengaluru & Saharanpur, Leaf plants at Anaparti and
Chirala, Packaging & Printing unit at Tiruvottiyur, Research Centres at Bengaluru and
Rajahmundry, Paperboards unit at Bollarum, ITC Green Centre at Gurgaon, ITC Sonar Bangla,
Kolkata and Welcomhotel Rajputana Palace Sheraton, Jaipur, recycled all the treated
effluents. The recycled water was mostly used in flushing toilets, cooling towers,
gardening, etc. This not only saved 1.095 million KL (4.28% of total consumption) of fresh
water intake but also prevented outflow of any wastewater.
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Creating a Positive Footprint: Rainwater
Harvesting
ITC continued to invest in additional rainwater harvesting (RWH) potential, within the
Company units as well as in watershed projects in relevant areas.
The following table demonstrates constant improvement in ITC's water balance, making it
Water Positive for the fourth consecutive year. |
All units in MKL
| Freshwater intake |
24.10 |
22.48 |
24.98 |
25.58 |
| Treated effluents discharged |
14.64 |
14.04 |
19.55 |
20.96 |
| Net water consumption |
9.49 |
8.44 |
5.43 |
4.62 |
| RWH potential created within ITC units* |
0.24 |
0.39 |
0.34 |
0.61 |
| RWH potential created through watershed projects* |
12.50 |
15.67 |
16.52 |
18.99 |
Total RWH potential created* |
12.74 |
16.06 |
16.86 |
19.60 |
* Cumulative till year todate
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