As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, APM Terminals Pipavav has installed water ATMs in 12 villages around the port in coastal district of Amreli in Gujarat. Under the program — ‘Safe Drinking Water for All’, APM Terminals Pipavav has provided healthy water bottles with clean drinking water that will reduce water borne diseases. During the first year of the project significant decrease in water borne diseases reported in the project areas, the company said in a statement here on Tuesday.

APM terminals Pipavav in partnership with Piramal Water Private Ltd has installed water ATMs. Keld Pedersen, Managing Director, APM Terminals Pipavav, said “the United Nations has recognised access to clean water as a basic human right. We, at APM Terminals Pipavav understand the importance of hygienic water for the overall health of villagers.”