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Ash Utilisation
Sus tainable as h utilization is one of the key c onc erns at N T P C . T he A s h U tilization D ivis ion (A U D ), s et up in 1 9 9 1 , s trives to derive maximum us age from the vas t quantities of as h produc ed at its c oal bas ed power s tations . T he A U D proac tively formulates polic ies , plans and programmes for as h utilization. I t further monitors the progres s in thes e ac tivities and works for developing new s egments of as h utilization. A s h U tilization C ell at eac h s tation, handles as h utilization ac tivities .

T he quality of fly as h produc ed at N T P C s power s tations is extremely good with res pec t to finenes s , low unburnt c arbon and has high pozzolanic ac tivity and c onforms to the requirements of I S 3 8 1 2 - 2 0 0 3 - P ulverized Fuel A s h for us e as P ozzolana in C ement, C ement M ortar and C onc rete. T he fly as h generated at N T P C s tations is ideal for us e in manufac ture of C ement, C onc rete, C onc rete produc ts , C ellular c onc rete produc ts , Bric ks /bloc ks / tiles etc . T o fac ilitate availability of dry fly as h to end us ers , dry fly as h evac uation and s torage s ys tem have been s et up at c oal bas ed s tations . Further, at N T P C - Rihand fac ility for loading fly as h into rail wagons has been provided s o that fly as h c an be trans ported in bulk quantity through railway network. Suc h fac ility is als o being provided at all new up c oming c oal bas ed power s tations . O ver the years , the A s h U tilization level has reac hed from meagre 0 .3 million tonne in 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 2 to 2 6 .0 3 million tonne in 2 0 1 0 11. T he various s egments of as h utilization c urrently inc lude C ement, A s bes tos C ement produc ts & C onc rete manufac turing indus tries , L and development, Road embankment c ons truc tion, A s h D yke Rais ing, Building P roduc ts s uc h as Bric ks / bloc ks /tiles , Rec lamation of c oal mine and as a s oil amender and s ourc e of mic ro and mac ro- nutrients in agric ulture. MoEF Notif ication on Fly A sh M inis try of E nvironment & Fores ts (M oE F), G ovt. of I ndia vide its notific ation (amendment) dated 3 rd N ov 2 0 0 9 has made it mandatory: Within 100Km radius of a Thermal Power Plant T o us e Fly A s h bas ed Building produc ts s uc h as c ement or c onc rete, fly as h bric ks , bloc ks , tiles etc . in all c ons truc tion projec ts T o us e Fly A s h in Road or Flyover E mbankment c ons truc tion T o us e Fly A s h in Rec lamation of low lying areas Within 50Km of a Thermal Power Plant (By Road) T o us e Fly A s h in bac k filling of underground and open c as t mines Financial institutions to include a clause in their loan documents f or compliance of this notif ication Major Projects where Fly A sh has been utilized Road Embankment Construction & Filling Works: 6 7 lakh C ubic M eters (C u.M ) of P ond A s h from N T P C U nc hahar Station has been utilized in A llahabad By- pas s Road exec uted by N H A I

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2 0 lakh C u.M of P ond A s h from N T P C Badarpur Station has been utilized in N oida - G reater N oida E xpres s way A bout 1 .5 lakh C u.M of P ond A s h from I ndrapras tha thermal power s tation has been utilized in 2 nd N izammudin approac h road embankment A bout 5 .0 lakh C u.M of P ond A s h from N T P C Badarpur Station has been utilized in Y amuna E xpres s way & Badarpur Flyover M ore than 1 5 lakh C u.M of P ond A s h has been us ed by D elhi M etro Rail C orporation (D M RC ) in their Shas tri P ark rail c ar depot from N T P C Badarpur Station. Concrete Works: Fly A s h from N T P C D adri Station is being utilized in all underground c onc rete works by D M RC Fly A s h is being utilis ed by all Ready M ix C onc rete (RM C ) P lants Fly A s h us ed by A C C L td. in C onc rete Road at its RM C P lant in G reater N oida Fly A s h us ed in C onc rete Road from D ehra J hal to N T P C D adri Building Construction Works: A dminis trative Building of G reater N oida I ndus trial D evelopment A uthority (G N I D A ) c ons truc ted with Fly A s h Bric ks N T P C s own Buildings c ons truc ted with Fly A s h Bric ks N E T RA offic e at G reater N oida 'D ' T ype res idential quarters at N oida T owns hip N orthern Region H eadquarter building at L uc know A ll P rojec ts and T owns hip c ons truc tion P rivate Real E s tate D evelopers in various metro c ities viz. P une, V is hakhapatnam & N C R areas us e Fly A s h Bric ks for c ons truc tion of res idential c omplexes Mine Filling: South Balanda M ine being filled with A s h from N T P C T alc her- T hermal Station.

Developing New Segments of A sh Utilisation Following Res earc h Studies have been / are being c onduc ted for development of new s egments having long term potential of A s h U tilization: Railway Embankment: T o demons trate us e of as h in c ons truc tion of railway embankment, res earc h s tudy was c arried out in as s oc iation with C entral Road Res earc h I ns titute (C RRI ), N ew D elhi. T he des ign of railway embankment developed by C RRI was validated by c onduc ting C entrifuge M odel T es ts at I I T Bombay. C ons truc tion of railway embankment for N T P C s M erry G o- Round (M G R) rail trac k for c oal trans portation is planned at N T P C Kahalgaon and N T P C T alc her- Kaniha. Mine Filling: Feas ibility Study being c onduc ted at T alc her- Kaniha by M /s D es ien for finalis ing the T ec hno E c onomic ally optimum mode of c onveying as h from power plant to M ines on long term bas is . I nfras truc ture s hall be c reated ac c ordingly for filling of mines with Fly A s h from N T P C T alc her- Kaniha. Res earc h s tudy is being done by C entral I ns titute of M ining & Fuel Res earc h (C I M FR), D hanbad for taking up T ec hnology D emons tration projec t for Random Filling of A s h from N T P C Ramagundam with M ine O ver Burden (O B) at M edapalli M ines . Pre-stressed Railway Concrete Sleepers: U s e of Fly A s h in the manufac ture of pre- s tres s ed Railway C onc rete Sleepers demons trated in as s oc iation with I I T Kanpur. A sh based Bituminous Road: D emons tration projec t for c ons truc tion of Fly A s h bas ed bituminous roads have been taken up in as s oc iation with C RRI at N T P C Badarpur and D adri. Flux bonded Bricks/Tiles: Res earc h s tudy for us e of Fly A s h in Flux bonded bric ks /tiles has been c onduc ted at N T P C Ramagundam in as s oc iation with N I I ST T rivandrum. HDPE Products: U s e of fly as h in manufac turing of H D P E produc ts taken up by V indhyac hal through I I T D elhi. Showcase Projects on use of A sh in A griculture: U s e of fly as h in agric ulture, as a s oil modifier and s ourc e of mic ro and mac ro nutrients , has been s uc c es s fully demons trated through Show c as e projec ts in c ollaboration with the loc al farmers under the direc t guidanc e of reputed agric ulture ins titutions /univers ities . A t N T P C Simhadri in as s oc iation with A nnamalai U nivers ity A t N T P C U nc hahar in as s oc iation with N .D U nivers ity of A gric ulture & T ec hnology, Faizabad (U .P ) A t N T P C T alc her T hermal in as s oc iation with A nnamalai U nivers ity A t N T P C V indhyac hal in as s oc iation with A nnamalai U nivers ity A t N T P C D adri in as s oc iation with A nnamalai U nivers ity

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V arious c rops have been grown and harves ted in varying agro- c limatic c onditions and different s oil- c rop c ombinations and following inc reas e in c rops yield has been s uc c es s fully demons trated:

S.No.

Name of Crop

Increase in Yields

Wheat

16 - 22%

Paddy

10 - 15%

Sugarcane

20 - 25%

Banana

25 - 30%

Maize

M ore than 3 0 %

Vegetables

10 - 15%

Promotional Measures I n order to promote and propagate multifac eted utilis ation of Fly A s h as a Res ourc e M aterial in various s egments and to c reate awarenes s among the pros pec tive us ers & entrepreneurs for us e of as h, following promotional meas ures have already been c arried out by A U D : Books: N T P C G uide for U s ers of C oal A s h Fly A s h Bric ks M odern Building M aterial; T owards C leaner E nvironment Fly A s h for C ement C onc rete A Res ourc e for H igh Strength and D urability of Struc ture at L ower C os t Brochures: Fly A s h Bric ks C lay A s h Bric ks H igh V olume A s h C lay Bric k C oal A s h E nvironment Friendly M aterial For Fills E mbankment Road P avement C ons truc tion Fly A s h A Res ourc e for C ement & C onc rete U s e of A s h in A gric ulture (in H indi) Films : C lay A s h Bric ks Fly A s h Bric ks H igh V olume A s h C lay Bric ks U s e of Fly A s h in C onc rete and RM C plants C oal A s h A s fill M aterial (Road/ Flyovers ) U s e of Fly A s h in M ine filling U s e of Fly A s h in A gric ulture A dvertisements: For awarenes s c reation advertis ements in N ational dailies are releas ed from time to time on various applic ation of fly as h s uc h as : G eneral us es of Fly A s h U s e of Fly A s h in C ement C onc rete & Building P roduc ts U s e of Fly A s h in Road E mbankment C ons truc tion Works U s e of A s h in M ine filling U s e of A s h in A gric ulture

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