Attending a workshop on fly ash management and utilisation at NTPC, Kaniha, Chief Secretary Gokul Chandra Pati said fly ash can be effective solution for construction of roads and commercial house and complexes. He called for use of technology for utilisation of fly ash and appealed the industrial houses like NTPC, Nalco and JSPl to come forward and associate with the State Government to prepare a road map for effective ash utilisation.
The workshop was organised by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), Fly Ash Resource Centre (FARC) and NTPC, Kaniha. OSPCB senior scientist DK Behera gave the introductory address and welcomed every one. later, the Chief Secretary held a meeting with senior of officials of thermal power producers to prepare a road map for formation of proposed Fly Ash Park in Angul district. He advised for formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle involving local administration and power producers as members for a common fly ash cluster zone to find out ways for optimum solution for fly ash. Various modalities like availability of land and technology for Fly Ash Park were also discussed in detail.
Pati visited an ash brick manufacturing plant, an 8 MW Solar Power and an ancient monument lord Vishu’s statue at NTPC Kaniha. He also visited stage II control room and discussed about the power generation operation techniques of the station. MSME Secretary Panchanan Dash, Sambalpur RDC NBS Rajput, Senior Scientist Dr PK Prusty, Angul Collector Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, SP Rajesh Pandit, besides several officials of the OSPCB and NTPC were present.