B Surender Mohan, CMD, NlC complimented civil engineers of NlC for the research and development project utilising bottom ash of thermal power plants for construction activities as substitute of river sand on July 2.
Bottom ash and fly ash are collected at the bottom of the boilers in thermal power plants.
The fly ash, a very fine material is used in brick industries and cement factories. Bottom ash has heavier course material.
NlC made efforts to utilise the bottom ash in construction activities as the substitute of sand .
In this regard NlC entered an MoU with the VIT university on December 3, 2010.
The research has been successful with the partnership of an industry and an institution at a cost of `45,46,000.
B Surender Mohan, CMD, NlC inaugurated the Experimental Building and Administrative Building in Neyveli. It was a collaborative R&D Project by NlC & VIT University, Vellore.
In his address the CMD complimented the innovation of the civil engineers of NlC.
He was appreciative of the contribution by the academician of the VIT.
“We may follow the samesuit in other thermal power stations,” he said.