Steel Authority of India Limited’s Durgapur Steel Plant has won first place in Sustain Awards 2022 In Industrial Water Management in Best Large Companies category in Ganga region states. The recent felicitation program highlighted best practices across industries in the field of Industrial water management in Gangetic regions comprising states of Bihar, Uttarakhand & West BengalSAIL DSP Director In-charge Mr BP Singh received award at ceremony jointly instituted by Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and GIZ India. DSP was selected for the award on being subjected to a three-tier screening process consisting of submission of application with preliminary information, screening of application and submission of relevant documents for assessment as per assessment parameters, on-site assessment and review of a selected application for jury decision.The jury members were highly impressed with the best practices and facilities prevalent at Durgapur Steel Plant comprising Elaborate Effluent Treatment Plants at process units for treatment of waste water & further recycling them back into the system with 93 % recycling efficiency; well-equipped five environmental laboratories inside plant premises; using evolving water efficient processes for maximizing rainwater harvesting; conducting frequent water audits followed by implementing suggestions & recommendations of the audit reports; developing eleven model villages in periphery areas of Durgapur aimed at improving social quality, free medical health care for people below poverty line and promoting renewable energy through installation of rooftop solar units on major buildings of DSP thereby approximately achieving 7% savings in electrical energy consumption in 2021-22 for water management compared to 2019-20 figures.
Steel Authority of India Limited’s Durgapur Steel Plant has won first place in Sustain Awards 2022 In Industrial Water Management in Best Large Companies category in Ganga region states. The recent felicitation program highlighted best practices across industries in the field of Industrial water management in Gangetic regions comprising states of Bihar, Uttarakhand & West BengalSAIL DSP Director In-charge Mr BP Singh received award at ceremony jointly instituted by Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and GIZ India. DSP was selected for the award on being subjected to a three-tier screening process consisting of submission of application with preliminary information, screening of application and submission of relevant documents for assessment as per assessment parameters, on-site assessment and review of a selected application for jury decision.The jury members were highly impressed with the best practices and facilities prevalent at Durgapur Steel Plant comprising Elaborate Effluent Treatment Plants at process units for treatment of waste water & further recycling them back into the system with 93 % recycling efficiency; well-equipped five environmental laboratories inside plant premises; using evolving water efficient processes for maximizing rainwater harvesting; conducting frequent water audits followed by implementing suggestions & recommendations of the audit reports; developing eleven model villages in periphery areas of Durgapur aimed at improving social quality, free medical health care for people below poverty line and promoting renewable energy through installation of rooftop solar units on major buildings of DSP thereby approximately achieving 7% savings in electrical energy consumption in 2021-22 for water management compared to 2019-20 figures.
