The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) would be installing an ultra modern fire protection system at its Universal Rod Mill, Bar and Rod Mill in the plant.
It is also setting up a state-of-the-art, plant-wide fire detection alarm and monitoring system in the plant, officials stated.
Notably, all pollution control systems in the project expansion underway at the Bhilai Steel Plant is designed to achieve chimney emission within 50mg/Nm3 as per Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) directives, officials stated.
Notably, the expansion and modernisation of Bhilai Steel Plant is underway to take steel manufacturing capacity from 4 to 7 MTPA.
BSP would also soon provide secured landfill facility for disposal of hazardous wastes generated in the Plant, officials stated.
Notably, BSP which had been taking several key steps during the past years to preserve the environment has already eliminated use of CFC-11 by replacing it by li-Br based Chiller unit, way before the target date of January 1, 2010.
Procurement of Carbon Tetra Chloride (CTC) has been stopped and use of Trichloroethylene has been started, officials stated.
Two projects under the aegis of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have been implemented in BSP for the elimination of use of CTC. Procurement of Halon based fire extinguishers have also been replaced by FM 200 based units.