Vikram Cement recognised with water management award

UltraTech Cement Ltd (UTCL) has been recognised at the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Awards for Excellence in Water Management 2017.

Vikram Cement Works, an integrated cement manufacturing unit of UTCL, won the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Awards for Excellence in Water Management 2017 in the ‘outside the fence’ category. This award is a recognition for the ‘Sustainable Livelihood through Watershed Management’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) project undertaken by the unit.

The project was launched in 2010 in partnership with Integrated Watershed Mission, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The project covered 18 villages in Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh. Given the large scope of the project, it was implemented in a phased manner over a period of five years. Sixty five check dams, one farm pond and 1400 contour trenches were built covering a total area of 804ha to improve water conservation and reduce soil erosion.