In 2010, Apeejay Tea Group invited UN Solutions Exchange for Water, New Delhi, who along with AFPRO Task Force, Guwahati conducted the feasibility of taking up Rainwater Harvesting in our Tea Estates in our Tea Estates. After a feasibility study, Ghoirallie Tea Estate was identified for a Rainwater harvesting project.

This garden is in a drought-prone area in Assam where water is a scarce commodity and the problem is intensified by the drop in the levels of the water table.

We saw two fold benefits in Rainwater Harvesting – it would positively impact the water table and would greatly reduce the use of polluting pumps that use hydrocarbons as fuel, as harvested rainwater can be utilized with a minimal use of pumps.

After completing Phase I, our plan is to extend Rainwater Harvesting to our other facilities in this area. Our proposed infrastructure improvement for 23 Schools run by our tea estates will also involve a model for using rainwater in the schools. We are considering a low-cost, easy on technology, child-friendly system of equipment for water storage in our Talup Tea Estate.