Creating a Positive Footprint: Rainwater Harvesting
ITC continued to invest in creating
additional rainwater harvesting capacity both within the Company and through watershed
development projects in socially relevant areas.
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All figures in Million
KL
| Water balance at ITC |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
| Fresh water 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
(till 31.03.06) |
12.50 |
15.67 |
16.52 |
18.99 |
Total RWH potential created
(till 31.03.06) |
12.74 |
16.06 |
16.86 |
19.60 |
The table demonstrates how ITC has
created rainwater harvesting (RWH) potential more than four times its net water
consumption, making it 'Water Positive' for the fourth successive year. |
