Ambuja Cements, the cement and building material of the diversified Adani Group, as a part of its CSR initiative to address prolonged water scarcity in Kherwad village, has successfully revamped the village’s pond system, ensuring all-year-round water availability to villagers.  

Kherwad, a modest village in Didiya Kala Gram Panchayat of Jayal Block in Naguar district with a population of 939 inhabitants and 161 households, has historically faced challenges with its six ponds. Encroachments and a weak catchment area previously led to water exhaustion in just a few months. 

Recognizing the gravity of the issue, especially during peak summer months when villagers were compelled to depend on neighboring communities for water, Ambuja Cements proposed an innovative solution. The plan consisted of excavating ponds for superior catchment potential. 

Ambuja Cements and the villagers joined hands to excavate and enhance the pond's water storage capacity. Critical repairs to the catchment area were undertaken, and soil slit removed during the exacavation was repurposed to benefit the agricultural fields. 

The project's success is evident. Kherwad's revamped pond system now retains water throughout the year and it has become water-sufficient. With sustainable solutions like these, Ambuja Cements in its transformational journey of community development through CSR, continues to create self-reliant communities, ensuring that essential resources like water is accessible to all. 

About Ambuja Cements Limited 

Ambuja Cements Limited, part of the Adani Group, is among India's leading cement companies. Ambuja, with its subsidiary ACC Ltd., has a capacity of 67.5 million tonnes with fourteen integrated cement manufacturing plants and sixteen cement grinding units across the country. Ambuja has been recognized as India’s Most Trusted Cement Brand by TRA Research in its Brand Trust Report 2023 and among ‘Iconic Brands of India’ by The Economic Times. Ambuja has provided hassle-free, home-building solutions with its unique sustainable development projects and environment-friendly practices since it started operations. The Company has many firsts to its credit – a captive port with four terminals that has facilitated timely, cost-effective, cleaner shipments of bulk cement to its customers. With a world-class R&D center, the quality of Ambuja’s products and services, as well as its commitment to technological development, make it a preferred brand in building materials. To further add value to customers, the Company has launched innovative products like Ambuja Plus, Ambuja Cool Walls, Ambuja Compocem and Ambuja Kawach under the umbrella of Ambuja Certified Technology. These products not only fulfil important customer needs but also help in significantly reducing carbon footprints. Being an employee friendly workplace, Ambuja Cements has been ranked No. 1 in ‘Best Companies to Work For’ survey in 2022 by Business Today in the Construction and Infrastructure sector. 

For further information on this release, please contact: roy.paul@adani.com