Bhubaneswar: The state government is considering bringing in stricter regulations to enforce better solid waste management practices in the state, industries minister Dibya Shankar Mishra said Friday.
Addressing the a national level conference on industrial waste management organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Bhubaneswar, Mishra advised the stakeholders to adopt a scientific approach for solid waste management.
“The industrial houses in the state are generating thousands of tonnes of solid waste every year. We need to be careful about the amount of waste we are collectively generating. We are also trying to bring in stricter regulations for solid waste management. With government intervention and public participation we can scientifically manage the waste that is being generated,” Mishra said.
He further added that the industrial houses should invest heavily on proper technology for waste management to hand over a cleaner, greener, bio and eco-friendly environment to our future generation.
It may be mentioned here that every year Odisha generates 50 million tonnes of solid industrial waste out of which 32 million tonne is fly ash.
Member Secretary of Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) Debidutta Biswal said they have plans in place to utilise fly ash and so far have been able to process 83 per cent of fly ash.
“Nalco is planning a slurry pipeline to fill up Bharatpur mines. This will help us achieve 90 per cent fly ash utilisation and in the next 2-3 years we will work to achieve 100 per cent target. Apart from this we are also planning extraction of mineral components from red mud. We also plan to have a refractory,” said Biswal.
The conference saw participation from both government bodies and private players. Deputy director of the directorate of factory and boilers, representatives from Jindal Steel and Power and Vedanta were also present in the conference.
