By 2014-15, state-run steel maker plans to complete its proposed Rs 3,800 crore environment protection-related projects at its iron ore mines, media reports indicate.
The projects, which is part of the over Rs 10,000-crore modernisation and expansion programme, includes improvement in ore processing for zero discharge, minimising generation of tailings, reduction in use of water and land.
The company is implementing this project following based on comprehensive studies on Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan.
It may be recalled that the company is in the process of expanding its production capacity from the present 18 million tonne (mn t) to 39 mn t by 2015-16 with lesser impact on the nature.
A Rs 45-crore tailing dam slime beneficiation plant would be installed by SAIL at Kiriburu mine in Jharkhand. Further, SAIL planned to install a Rs 17-crore water reclamation unit.
The project would reduce the company’s use of fresh water from Gagirath Jharna through recycling, reduce solid material flow and stop any discharge into a local stream.
SAIL is also setting up a similar project at Bolani mines in Odisha for Rs 8 crore. At Chiria mines (Jharkhand), SAIL planned to set up an ore processing unit far away from the mines.
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