The Bharat Aluminium Co (BALCO) has won the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock Award 2020’.
The Golden Peacock Awards, instituted by the Institute of Directors (IOD), was received by Abhijit Pati, CEO & Director, BALCO, in a virtual ceremony, a press release said on Sunday. Pati expressed happiness over the win.
“Vedanta’s ethos of ‘Zero Harm, Zero Waste and Zero Discharge’ continues to guide our environmental and social performance. BALCO has effectively optimized and excelled its overall performance through its focused approach to operational excellence practices, innovation, analytics, resource optimizations, waste utilization and its overall impact on local communities," he was quoted as saying.
"Effective management of resources, safety and environmental sustainability are pivotal to how we operate and produce aluminium - the green metal for a greener tomorrow.”
Fly ash disposal from its power plant to the ash dykes are disposed through advanced High Concentration Slurry Disposal (HCSD) systems. The fly ash is then utilized to make bricks and for road construction, the press release said.
BALCO is India’s iconic aluminium producer. It is owned 49 percent by the Indian government and 51 percent by Vedanta Ltd. The company operates a 0.57 million tonne per annum aluminium smelter in Korba, Chhattisgarh.