Building a sustainable future through water stewardship

This World Water Day, UltraTech reaffirms its commitment to responsible water stewardship, through focused water management practices and effective governance systems. UltraTech’s water management efforts encompass areas within unit premises as well as beyond the fence, i.e. within the communities the Company operates in.

UltraTech’s water conservation initiatives are based on its belief of the criticality of water as a shared resource that is essential for business operations as well as the wellbeing of community and biodiversity.

In FY24, the Company had achieved over 100 million cubic meters of water conservation, including through community-led watershed projects, making it 5 times water positive in line with its stated commitment.

Driving water security in local communities

Most of UltraTech’s manufacturing units undertake community Water Conservation Programs. In addition to these programs, seven integrated manufacturing units of UltraTech also undertake community watershed projects.

As part of the community water conservation programs, UltraTech has created reservoirs and check dams to help capture and store rainwater, improving groundwater levels and providing a crucial water source for agricultural and domestic use.

Through its community watershed projects, UltraTech has adopted a holistic approach to water conservation and sustainability of rural livelihoods considering the rainfall patterns in the local area to harvest a substantial percentage of rainfall. UltraTech also promotes and facilitates adoption of water efficient irrigation practices in agri-oriented villages through its watershed projects.

UltraTech has through its community water conservation and watershed projects, constructed 8 check dams and 9 rainwater harvesting structures, soak pits, and large ponds in FY24. It has conserved 241 million cubic feet of water reaching out to 35,218 farmers in FY24 alone.

Driving water conservation in manufacturing operations

UltraTech has taken a multi-pronged approach to water conservation within its manufacturing units. This approach includes water harvesting interventions such turning exhausted mine pits into reservoirs and building roof-top rainwater harvesting structures in addition to increased use of recycled water and initiatives to increase water efficiency in manufacturing operations.

UltraTech has set up Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plants at several of its manufacturing Units to enable the reuse of 100% treated water within the Units, thus reducing its dependence on freshwater. It also conducts water audits biennially, at domestic sites with a more than 100 m³ per day water dependence, to identify water efficiency improvement opportunities.