TATA Steel the world's seventh largest steel company has received the Confederation of Indian Industry's National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2011.

Company's Mines Division, Noamundi has been awarded Confederation of Indian Industry's National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2011 for its "Most Innovative Rainwater Harvesting Project.”

The National Competition for excellence in water management, organized by CII, was held at Jaipur from November 23rd to 25th 2011. Mr Gurmeet Singh Kunnar minister of State for Agriculture Marketing and Water Resources, Government of Rajasthan presented this prestigious award to Company.

The present year's theme for CII's Water Conclave 2011 was "Harnessing water resource for better tomorrow.”

TATA Steel's Mines Division, Noamundi has been conferred with the award for its rain water harvesting project at Noamundi situated in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand and its horizontal deployment at Joda in Keonjhar district of Orissa.

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