The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) — the flagship unit of Maharatna company, Steel Authority of India ltd (SAIl) will take soon up renovation and automation of the Sewerage Pump House at Supela in the township.
It may be mentioned here that the BSP would also soon set up an Online Effluent Quality Monitoring System (EQMS) along with data up-linking to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB).
The system would be installed for Water Management Department of the Bhilai Steel Plant, officials stated.
According to the report submitted by external auditor CII Triveni Water Institute which conducted a study to assess the water
requirement in Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) Township, the water requirement is 53 MlD considering a supply of 200 litres per capita per day (lpcd).
This is well above the Indian norms of 135 lpcd, it reported.
Presently with one-time supply, the quantity of water being made available for consumption in the Township is 90 MlD.
The quantity of water supplied during the two-time supply schedule was 100 MlD, according to a BSP press release issued here.
As per the audit report by the CII Triveni Water Institute, there is scope for further reduction by 37 MlD in water supply.
In this context, the citizens of Bhilai township are appealed to judiciously make use of water and to avoid any wastages.
Citizens are also appealed to make all efforts to conserve water, it stated.
It may be recalled that the Bhilai Steel Plant received the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant (ISP) in the country for the year 2011-12 at Rourkela in Odisha this year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the Trophy for Best Integrated Steel Plant (ISP) in the country to the then SAIl Chairman CS Verma and Chief Executive Officer, BSP, S Chandrasekaran in presence of Governor of Odisha, S.C. Jamir, Union Minister for Mines & Steel, Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik.
With this, BSP achieved the unparalleled distinction of being the only steel plant in the country, public or private, to have been selected to receive this pinnacle recognition for an unprecedented 11 times out of 21 times that the award has been given away so far.
This speaks volumes about the commitment and dedication of the workforce of Bhilai Steel Plant, officials stated.
The award that also carries a cash reward of ` 2 crore is given to integrated steel plants (ISPs) on the basis of evaluation by a Panel of Judges appointed every year.
The coveted Prime Minister’s Trophy is awarded to an ISP for their total performance in respect of objective parameters, enabling parameters, customer satisfaction index and observation by the panel of judges based on plant visits.