Joda: In line with its commitment towards environmental sustainability, the Manganese Group of Mines, Bichakundi of Tata Steel’s Ferro Alloys & Manganese Division (FAMD) has set up a 400 KLD (kilolitres per day) Water Treatment Plant at Bichakundi under Joda block of Keonjhar district, Odisha.
The facility was inaugurated on Monday by DB Sundara Ramam, vice president (Raw Materials), Tata Steel in the presence of Pervez Akhtar, Chief Project Raw Materials, Mukesh Ranjan, Chief Project OMQ, Siddharth Shah, Chief Human Resource Business Process (Raw Materials) & Chief Diversity Officer, senior officials of the company and Union office bearers.
Talking about sustainable mining practices, DB Sundara Ramam said: “It is our yet another successful endeavour towards environmental sustainability. Reduce, reuse, recycle of water can help us meet the water requirement in and around our areas of operation. At Tata Steel, sustainable development and growth has always been an integral part of our business philosophy. All environmental and social considerations are taken into account for any project that is taken up by Tata Steel.”
Built from cutting-edge technology, the Water Treatment Plant will treat 400 KLD of water from the Suna river and will address the drinking water need of around 2800 people residing in Bichakundi including the employees of the company and people from the community in and around Bichakundi.
The water treatment plant will produce potable water that meets all quality parameters set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
With sustainability as a cornerstone of its operations, Tata Steel’s Ferro Alloys & Manganese Division has taken several initiatives in and around the region including rainwater harvesting ponds, plantation through Miyawaki method and seed balls, mango orchards, rooftop rainwater harvesting, and development of an Eco-Restoration Park comprising of a 130 KV solar power plant and a polyhouse nursery.
