In another step towards lessening the burden of fly ash on environment, the Government has decided to use the fly ash in construction of 60 km of road from Jamhjadi-Dhamra via Basudevpur.
It was decided in a high level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Wednesday wherein Works Secretary Nalini Kanta Pradhan outlined the issues relating to the quantum of ash that could be used in construction of the road and their availability.
Considering the requirement of the road, Chief Secretary Padhi directed the major coal using industrial houses to supply the fly ash generated in their industries for constriction of the road.
The industries would do it as compliance to the environmental norms. It would help the industries in utilization of the fly ash and would also be beneficial for the environment.
Discussion in the meeting revealed that around 8 lakh cubic meter of fly ash could be utilized in construction of the road. The senior officers and representatives of the industries like Nalco, NTPC, JSPl, Bhusan VISA agreed to supply the fly ash. All these industries together would supply around 4.28 lakh cubic meter of ash in a year.
Chief Secretary Padhi asked concerned departments to issue necessary orders and provide all support for smooth transportation of the fly ash from the factories to the work site.
It was decided that the industries would make arrangements for delivery of the fly ash at the worksite and the concerned Government departments would do necessary facilitation.