Bangalore, February 2nd, 2012: Bengaluru International Airport Ltd.(BIAL) today announced that it has won the prestigious Water Award for outstanding work in water management and sustainability at the three-day Bangalore World Water Summit 2012 held at Hotel Lalit Ashok on Wednesday .
The award was presented to Mr. Hari Kumar-Vice President, Engineering & Maintenance,BIAL by his Excellency, Governor of Karnataka, Dr. H.R Bhardwaj. BIAL was shortlisted for the award after a rigorous screening process led by a panel of experts including industry leaders from across disciplines under the chairmanship of former Chief Justice of India Dr. Rajendra Babu.
This marks the second award for BIAL in the last three months where the company's efforts in water management and sustainability have been recognized and acknowledged. The company had recently won the 8th Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Award for Excellence in Water Management.
Instituted by the Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) , this award for Bangalore International
Airport Limited (BIAL) is recognition of its consistent efforts improving and
sustaining water resources. The objective of the award scheme is to recognize and award 'Excellence' in Water Management in industries and facilitate sharing of information by water-efficient companies.
The award was evaluated on criterion such as implementation of water saving projects, reduction in specific water consumption and water discharge for three years, water monitoring & reporting systems, adherence to bes practice, certifications, per capita consumption of water, monitoring carbon footprints through drives against ground and surface water pollution and creation of awareness about water conservation with its stakeholders.
