Raipur | Dec 07, 2015:
NMDC Ltd — India’s largest producer and exporter of iron ore, is participating in the ‘Harihar Chhattisgarh’ road-side tree plantation programme and contributed Rs 10.97 crore and Rs 10.30 crore in 2015-16 and 2014-14 respectively, officials stated.
The company has been taking up afforestation on a planned pattern in consultation with Divisional Forest Officer (Social forestry) of concerned areas with the objectives such as increasing the density around the project and township, stabilisation of degraded lands and waste dumps for preventing soil erosion, rehabilitated of mined out areas, improving the condition of the catchment areas and stream courses and aesthetic look of the township areas at the Bailadila mining complex and its other complexes across the country, they stated.
NMDC has also adopted strategies for climate change mitigation such as identifying and evaluating climate change risks for each business, reduce the environmental impact of processes, products and services and the company is working towards creating a positive environmental footprint, adoption of a low-carbon growth path through reduction in specific energy consumption and enhancing use of renewable energy sources and reducing specific water consumption on sites.
It will soon install a ‘dust suppression system’ at its mine in Bacheli complex in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.
The move is one of the key environmental protection initiative taken by the company as per its policy to protect the environment, officials stated.
It may be recalled that the company would also soon install Automatic Fire Detection and Suppression System (AFDSS) in Conveyor belts at its Bailadila Iron Ore Mine (BIOM) in Bacheli Complex and Kirandul Complex.
The AFDSS would provide great help in protecting NMDC conveyor belt assets from fire hazards, officials stated.
The company is also mulling over plans to augment the iron ore production capacity of its Kirandul Complex in Bastar region in Chhattisgarh with the construction of 12.0 MTPA ‘Screening Plant with loading facilities.
The plant would cater to both Deposit 11-B and 14 of Kirandul Complex, officials added.
The estimated capital expenditure of the project is Rs 951 crores. TATA Consulting Engineers (TCE) is appointed as the EPCM consultant. The entire project has been planned to be executed in seven packages.
Moreover, the company would also install Automatic Fire Detection & Suppression System (AFDSS) in Conveyor belts at its Bailadila Iron Ore Mine (BIOM) in Bacheli Complex and Kirandul Complex in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
The move assumes significance as NMDC’s conveyor belts had been put on fire earlier by Maoists in deep Bastar jungles causing extensive damage to the assets.
(Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/)