Fly ash emitting from the large number of thermal power stations has become a cause of worry for the fast growing industrial State such as Chhattisgarh.
To increase awareness on the management and use of fly ash, India CSR, an organisation working on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will be organising a one-day national symposium here on June 11. Chief Minister Raman Singh and Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat will be the chief guests of the symposium.
Director of India CSR Rusen Kumar said that the main objective of the symposium is the management of fly ash waste. It is the second such symposium organised in the State. last year also, the organisation had organised such a symposium in the State.
Kumar said that it has been proved through different researches that fly ash would be useful in producing various building construction materials like bricks, tiles and blocs.
Experts will talk at the symposium on important issues such as fly ash management, maintenance, new products from fly ash, legal aspects, Govern-ment schemes, challenges and problems, new technology etc.
Representatives from over 100 institutions like power generation companies, fly ash technology builders, environment management specialists and scientists will be participating in the symposium.
Main speakers in the symposium will include Mukesh Kumar, CEO, Sesa Starlite limited; Sanjay Kumar, chief scientist, National Metallurgy laboratory, Jamshedpur; George Dark, Chairman and Managing Director, Dark India Private limited; S Murali, Advance Material and Processes Institute, Bhopal; SK Patra, CMD, CSR India Corporate Social Services Private limited New Delhi.