Dalmia Cement Bharat’s Kadapa Manufacturing Unit Bags Multiple Prestigious Awards by CII

• Latest recognition for Water Conservation Efforts creates a ‘Hat-trick of Honours’ for AP-based unit, reaffirming its regional commitment

Kadapa, October 7, 2022: Reinforcing its regional commitment and leadership, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has received multiple awards from the nation’s reputed industry trade association, The Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII), for its Kadapa manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh, as a result of its relentless efforts to reduce emissions, manage waste and enhance water positivity.

The company’s Kadapa unit won Outstanding achievements in the ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ category from CII during the Energy Leadership & Energy Excellence 2021-22 event. It also bagged the 1st prize in ‘Solid Waste Management’ competitions during the 2nd edition of CII’s SR Industrial Waste Management Competitions (Southern Region). Creating a ‘Hat-trick of Honours,’ DCBL’s Kadapa unit was conferred with the ‘Noteworthy Water Efficient Unit’ award in the category of ‘Within the Fence,’ at the CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2022 at an event held in New Delhi.

Commenting on the manifold accolades received by the manufacturing unit in Kadapa, Mr. Mukesh Sinha, Unit Head – Kadapa, DCBL said “At Dalmia Cement Bharat, we take great pride in the recognitions we earn as this reiterates our increasing dedication to the region, its environment and the community, at large. We see these honours from respectable institutions as an inspiration to our unit and team and we look to further strengthen our commitment and efforts so that we can surpass industry benchmarks as well as champion our various sustainability and community endeavours.”

DCBL is adopting several unique measures in Kadapa to become water positive. These include:

• Constructing over 304 Water Harvesting Structures such as Farm Ponds, Village Ponds, Check Dams, Gabion Structures, etc.

• Creating a water harvesting capacity of 19.54 lakh m3 of annually, enabling 7570 small and marginal farmers to be assured of protective irrigation and an additional annual earning.

• Treating 3338 Hectares of land under the ‘Integrated Watershed Management Project’ through various area treatment measures such as stone checks, well recharge, pebble bund, farm ponds, sunken ponds, plantation, water absorption trench, etc.

• Creating 8289 Soil & Water Conservation project beneficiaries from 1891 families across six Gram panchayats - Nawabpeta, Talamanchipatnam, Peddakomerla, Bheemagundam, Bhuthamapuram.

• Bringing around 450 Acres of land under Micro irrigation to conserve nearly 4 lakh m3 of water annually.

• Enabling a 20% Increase in Crop yield & 15 % increase in income

The company’s relentless efforts of water harvesting measures in the semi-arid region of Kadapa have helped increase water availability during summers and achieve water positivity five times the plant’s annual consumption.

DCBL has not only established itself as a cement leader in the states it has a presence in but has also earned itself a reputation for being a social transformation partner and an environmental steward spearheading social and climate change initiatives within the region and beyond.

About Dalmia Bharat:

Founded in 1939, Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL) (BSE/NSE Symbol: DALBHARAT) is one of India’s pioneering cement companies headquartered in New Delhi. With a growing capacity, currently pegged at 37.0 MnT, Dalmia Bharat Limited is the fourth-largest cement manufacturing company in India by installed capacity. Spread across 10 states and 14 manufacturing units, the Company is a category leader in super-speciality cement used for oil well, railway sleepers and airstrips and is the country’s largest producer of Portland Slag Cement (PSC). Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, prides itself on having one of the lowest carbon footprints globally in the cement world. It is the first cement company to commit to RE100, EP100 & EV100 (first triple joiner) – showing real business leadership in the clean energy transition by taking a joined-up approach. Visit us at https://www.dalmiacement.com/.

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