Tata Chemicals, Mithapur, awarded the CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2007
November 21, 2007

Tata Chemicals (TCL), Mithapur, was awarded the CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2007 - "Excellent water efficient unit" - Beyond Fence - at an award function on Novemeber 30, 2007, at CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business centre, Hyderabad. This award was in recognition of the work done in water management with the surrounding community.

The award was presented by Venkata Ramana Rao Mopedevi, minister for Infrastructure and Investment, Ports, Airports, and Natural Gas, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

In addition to above TCL was also awarded the CII National Award For Excellence in Water Management 2007 - "Most useful presentation".

The "National Award for Excellence in Water Management" is organised by CII - Godrej GBC. The objective of the award scheme is to recognise and award excellence in water management in industries 'within the fence and beyond fence' and facilitate sharing of information by excellent water efficient companies. Two categories of awards were given this year:

Category A: Award for Excellence in Water Management - 'Within the fence' to recognise the water management initiatives within the facility / industry.

Category B: Award for Excellence in Water Management - 'beyond the fence' - to recognise the leadership role in implementing water and watershed management projects with the involvement of public / private agencies and community.

TCL Mithapur was shortlisted under the category "Beyond the Fence" and selected to make a presentation at the competition. A panel of judges evaluated the presentation on the performance on water conservation and management activities of TCL Mithapur