Trucks don't cover fly ash, pollution rap on NTPC plant

The regional officer of Uttar Pradesh Pollution  Control Board (UPPCB) in Ghaziabad has sent a notice to the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant at Dadri with an order to abide by rules while disposing of fly ash. The Pollution control board has pointed out violations by trucks carrying fly ash from the factory premises.

Fly ash is very fine material produced during burning of pulverised coal in a thermal power plan. On a daily basis ,NTPC supplies fly ash to cement and brick factories in the region .The Dadri factory has at least 25 vendors listed for the same. Even if the factory is sending out covered tricks or material being dumped without any care, which pollutes the entire area.

Two letters have been sent to NTPC because fly ash is highly polluting and its disposal should be carried out as per guidelines of the National Green Tribunal. Commenting on the notices sent by UPPCB, Dari factory had sent out letters to all vendors asking them to cover their trucks from end to end  and to keep it like that from the start  point till the end destination. They make sure that trucks are covered while leaving the factory and also they are trying to make the vendors accountable for keeping the trucks covered till the final destination, so that the environmental pollution is not caused in the process.

                                                                            ( Times of India  -  Oct 4,2018 )