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Hindustan Zinc

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Basins: Yamuna
Organization SDGs:
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Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
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Water Recycling and Reuse
Services Offered: Other
Technical assistance
Org. Type: Business
Org. Size: Very Large (1000+ Employees)
Industry Sector: Mineral extraction
Language: English
Org. Website: www.hzlindia.com
Org. Source: CDP
Profile Completion: 89%
Coalition: No

Organization Overview

Hindustan Zinc is India’s largest and world’s second largest zinc-lead miner. Hindustan Zinc’s operations comprise five lead-zinc mines, one rock phosphate mine, four hydrometallurgical zinc smelters, two lead smelters, one pyro metallurgical lead-zinc smelter as well as sulphuric acid and captive power plants in northwest India.

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"Project Nandghar provides children with a safe and friendly learning environment with amenities like safe drinking water, uninterrupted supply of solar power, digital learning facilities and more.264 Nandghars were constructed, taking the total count to 314" Learn More

"Ashapur, a village located in Sinnar taluka of Maharashtra, had been suffering from acute waterscarcity which severely affected cultivation, and fodder availability for the cattle. HCC, with the helpof Yuva Mitra, an NGO Based in Sinnar, rejuvenated the diversion based … Learn More

Samadhan is the Company�s flagship program for on-farm sustainable livelihood, reaching out to 13,835 farmers through agriculture interventions and 11,507 families through livestock interventions till date. We engage with communities on improving their agriculture yield, reducing their water requirement , … Learn More

Udaipur�s first �Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)� implemented by Hindustan Zinc is an example of Public-Private-Partnership. Hindustan Zinc expects to treat maximum of Udaipur�s domestic sewage and this will help us in reducing our dependencies on fresh water at our Rajpura … Learn More

HZL is committed to stormwater management and efforts are in place to reduce runoff of rainwater and the improvement of water quality. Stormwater collection pond is constructed at all sites to collect rainwater runoff and treated in ETP for reuse. … Learn More

To improve the water table in surrounding villages, in FY 2019, Sindesar Khurd Mines unit initiated a project for deepening a pond of capacity 5.32 Lakh m3 in the vicinity. The approximate project cost for this intervention was ` 3.5 … Learn More

In order to manage these risks, we have an established system in place for water conservation that includes a business plan for specific water reduction initiatives, and identification and implementation of an action plan followed by periodic monitoring at operational … Learn More


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