Coca-Cola India to Set Up 16 Rain Water Harvesting Projects in Madhya Pradesh

February 5, 2008

Coca-Cola India and UN-HABITAT recently unveiled a rain water harvesting (RWH) project at Hamidia Boys Higher Secondary School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The initiative is one of 16 projects the Company will launch in cooperation with the Lake Conservation Authority of Madhya Pradesh to conserve and improve access to water in the area.

Alka Upadhaya, CEO of the Lake Conservation Authority, announced the launch of the project, which, once completed, will have the capacity to harvest 100,000 liters of rain water per year.

UN-HABITAT and Coca-Cola India are working to provision safe drinking water and provide sanitation for the urban poor in 150 schools of West Bengal, in addition to providing improved water management and sanitation in four districts of Nepal.