Toyota Kirloskar Motor enables access to clean drinking water in Mandya

Bengaluru, 23 June, 2020: In its mission to enrich lives in the communities, Toyota Kirloskar Motor today inaugurated two community-based water purification units in Maddur Taluk in Mandya District while two other will be inaugurated in Ramanagara District by the end of this month. With this, Toyota Kirloskar Motor has installed a total of 41 units in and around its manufacturing unit in Ramanagara, in addition to two units set up at Vishali and Varansi.

The center was inaugurated and handed over to the village representatives by DC Thammanna, MLA and Ex -Transport Minister Government of Karnataka in the presence of TKM officials.

The newly set up unit is armed with a minimum 6-stage purification system and has a capacity of 1,000 liter per hour. The advanced machine is equipped with a real time water reporting system that will provide data on Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), PH value contents for delivering the high standards of purified water to the community members. The installed unit is also equipped with a solar system power backup and waste water management. TKM has also entered into a 15 years maintenance agreement with agency to ensure longevity of the project.

Commenting on the new unit launch, Vikram Gulati, Country Head & Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Public Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility & Corporate Governance, Toyota Kirloskar motor said, "Our emphasis is to always secure the strong support of local communities so that each initiative can attain good sustainability. When we studied our neighbouring community, the biggest threat was the access to treated water. Hence, in 2013 we harnessed our CSR program to invest in the creation of adequate infrastructure to increase access to safe and affordable drinking water". He further said, "Today, we are humbled to announce, that we have touched over 2,60,000 lives in 250 villages".

Speaking on the occasion, DC Thammanna, MLA and Ex -Transport Minister Government of Karnataka said, "Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental human right and a major cause of worry. By setting up these water units, Toyota has made a significant contribution to address this problem". He added, "I strongly believe that with the support of companies like Toyota, we will be able to make more and more villages free from such indispensable issues and aid them for a better tomorrow."