Neyveli lignite Corporation limited, has been conferred with the coveted Central Board of Irrigation & Power (CBIP) award for Excellence in Integrated water Resources Management for Sustainable management of the ground water resources available in the Neyveli hydro geological basin.
Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD of the company received the award on behalf of NlC from Uma Bharti, Union Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India.
Presentation of Awards Ceremony was held at SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi.
Kanjilia, Secretary, CPIB, Rampratap Singh, Minister for Water Resource, Government of Rajasthan, Subir Das, director (mines), NlC and T Kannadasan, GM (Geology), NlC were present during the Award presentation.
To promote excellence in Water Resources, Power and Renewable Energy sectors, CBIP recognises outstanding contributions by organisations and individuals involved in formulation of policies and programmes and their implementation, research and development, design, execution, management, operation and maintenance, renovation and modernisation, manufacturing of equipment and capacity building in furthering the cause of water resources, power and renewable energy sectors in the country.
The high level jury of the company recognises NlC for the award in the category of ‘Excellence in Integrated Water Resources Management’ for its outstanding works in integrated ground water development and management of water.
NlC, in addition to the regular environmental protection measures, has taken number of water conservation measures such as optimisation of groundwater pumping in Mines, introduction of dry ash disposal system, artificial recharging of ground water, rain water harvesting in large scale, stoppage of ground water pumping for township and using mine storm water for domestic purpose after treatment.
Besides, in order to reduce the groundwater pumping, a modern water treatment plant of 8,000 GPM capacity is in operation to treat storm water from Mine-I for supply to township for domestic purpose. Also 15,000 GPM water of Mine-II storm water is treated and used in TPS-II and TPS-II expansion, a modern sewage treatment plant of 30 MlD capacities treats the sewage of entire township and part of industrial sewage where the treated water is utilised by the surrounding villages for agricultural purposes.
Effluent treatment plants installed in all industrial canteen and waste water from industrial unites are also treated in the ETP which is used for gardening and cleaning purposes.