Tata Steel's ferro alloys plant achieves better environment norms

Bhubaneswar : The ferro-alloys plant (FAP) of Tata Steel at Joda, one of the earliest continuously operating ferro alloy plants in the country, has attained better environmental norms by installing a standby gas cleaning plant (GCP) for its ferro alloy furnaces. Through the use of state-of-the-art technology, the unit, located in Keonjhar district of Orissa, has been able to operate at a level of 60-65mg/Nm3 particulate matter (PM) as against the 100mg/ Nm3 permitted by the pollution control authorities.

With the commissioning of this additional facility at a cost of about Rs 1.2 crore, Tata Steel has reiterated its commitment towards environmental protection.