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Tata Steel inaugurates several key Environment Projects for Jamshedpur

27 Jul 2015, 06:38 am Print

Tata Steel inaugurates several key Environment Projects for Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur/ Kolkata, July 25 (JEN): Tata Steel inaugurated environment sustainability projects for Jamshedpur city in the presence of Amitabh Kaushal I.A.S, DC East Singhbhum and T.V.Narendran, MD, Tata Steel.

It started with the flag-off of the Road Sweeping Machine on Office Road, followed by start of facilities at MSW Transfer Station near C.H.Area Petrol pump, Modular Bio Gas Plant at Tata Football Academy and Liquid Medical Effluent Treatment Plant at Tata Main Hospital.

Senior executives from Tata Steel including Sunil Bhaskaran, Vice President Corporate Services, Ritu Raj Sinha, Chief Corporate Services, representative from Tata Workers Union.S.Alam, M.Ds of associated Companies including Ashish Mathur M.D JUSCO, senior executives from JUSCO including Capt. Dhananjay Mishra, Sr. GM (JTO) and TMH , members of the Citizens Advisory Council and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

As per the requirement of Environment Clearance and Consent to Operate conditions, Tata Steel is committed to comply with the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 enacted by Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India.

Accordingly, Tata Steel has decided to establish an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management system for command area of Jamshedpur under which following initiatives have been identified for implementation in the first phase.

Setting up of transfer stations across seven locations in the town having two portable compactors each. One of the locations identified is Northern Town Sewerage Pumping Station, CH Area which has been commissioned and it is ready for operation now. The capacity of each transfer station will be 60 MTPD. Work at other locations - Old Uliyaan SPS, Baradwari SPS, Southern SPS, Tubemakers Club, Bara STP is nearing completion. The new facility will have an advantage of closed and covered transportation, reduction in manual handling, reduction in no. of  haulage trips, hence reduction in CO2 emission.


Procurement of Hook Loaders with Prime Movers for haulage of compactors
 
Procurement and introduction of Mechanised Road Sweepers
 
Procurement and installation of modular Bio-Gas units which can treat food waste at source thereby reducing MSW to be transported. This will also help to save LPG gas. Modular Bio-Gas units have already been commissioned at 8 locations in the town.