SOS Children’s Villages of India & Coca-Cola India Reaffirm their Commitment to Preserve & Protect the Environment (2009-06-06)
Announce completion of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) project at SOS Children’s Village, Sector 29 Faridabad and launch a new RWH project in at SOS Children’s Village, Greenfields, Faridabad on World Environment Day
• The RWH projects at Faridabad have a combined potential to harvest 14792 kilolitres of rainwater
• These projects are an important step towards ensuring sustainable water resources for children as envisaged in the nationwide water conservation partnership announced earlier this year
• Nationwide partnership entails construction of RWH projects at 39 SOS locations spread across the country for a total project outlay of USD 585,000 (Rs. 28,080,000)
