Tata Steel Mining has partnered with energy, environment and sustainable development specialist The Energy & Resources Institute to conduct water audits at five of its operational facilities in Odisha to ensure more efficient use of water and its conservation. The initiative focuses on several facets, including comprehensive water audits involving water use and water balance, water quality profiling, identification of water losses and leakages. The study aims to identify recommendations for efficient water management at these facilities concerning water reuse, recycling and conservation, as well as a reduction in specific water consumption. This will enable Tata Steel Mining to develop an integrated industrial water management strategy that optimises efficient use of water and improves water productivity at its units. Additionally, the results of the survey will contribute towards the National Water Mission’s goal of improving water use efficiency.Tata Steel Mining has also partnered with Karnataka based water solutions provider FluxGen Engineering Technologies to install AquaGen mechanism to reduce water consumption. AuqaGen is Software as a Service platform that will give a secure single window access system to digital data of the entire water infrastructure on parameters such as water flow, water level, and bore well water level. To begin with, Tata Steel Mining is deploying AquaGen at its Sukinda Chromite Mine in Jajpur and Ferro Alloy Plant at Athagarh in Cuttack district of Odisha, covering the complete value chain of ferrochrome making.To ensure fulfillment of the commitment of net zero wastewater discharge, Tata Steel Mining has developed 108 million liters per day capacity onsite Central Effluent Treatment Plant at Sukinda Chromite Mine. The central ETP effectively treats 100% of the generated effluent and allows Tata Steel Mining to reclaim up to 90-95%t of recycled water. Sukinda Chromite Mine township has a Sewage Treatment Plant that treats domestic waste water into treated water, which is reused for gardening, washing of machineries and vehicles – resulting in zero liquid discharge.Tata Steel Mining is also working to install another central ETP of 1200 cubic meter per hour capacity for its Saruabil and Kamarda chromite mines in Sukinda. Tata Steel Mining’s both the ferroalloy plants at Gopalpur in Ganjam district and at Athagarh in Cuttack district of Odisha have onsite effluent treatment plants that treat onsite process water. For its Athagarh plant it has already reduced its water intake by 0.50 cusecs. The Company has constructed garland drains around its plant boundaries and a settling pit to channelise waste water from jigging and hot metal cake quenching operations as well as surface run-off to the ETP. The 100% recycled water is reused on-site in metal cooling and jigging for sprinkling water on the road and gardening. Both production plants have a sewage treatment plant that treat domestic wastewater. Treated water is reused for gardening purposes, making both the facilities zero liquid-discharge
Tata Steel Mining has partnered with energy, environment and sustainable development specialist The Energy & Resources Institute to conduct water audits at five of its operational facilities in Odisha to ensure more efficient use of water and its conservation. The initiative focuses on several facets, including comprehensive water audits involving water use and water balance, water quality profiling, identification of water losses and leakages. The study aims to identify recommendations for efficient water management at these facilities concerning water reuse, recycling and conservation, as well as a reduction in specific water consumption. This will enable Tata Steel Mining to develop an integrated industrial water management strategy that optimises efficient use of water and improves water productivity at its units. Additionally, the results of the survey will contribute towards the National Water Mission’s goal of improving water use efficiency.Tata Steel Mining has also partnered with Karnataka based water solutions provider FluxGen Engineering Technologies to install AquaGen mechanism to reduce water consumption. AuqaGen is Software as a Service platform that will give a secure single window access system to digital data of the entire water infrastructure on parameters such as water flow, water level, and bore well water level. To begin with, Tata Steel Mining is deploying AquaGen at its Sukinda Chromite Mine in Jajpur and Ferro Alloy Plant at Athagarh in Cuttack district of Odisha, covering the complete value chain of ferrochrome making.To ensure fulfillment of the commitment of net zero wastewater discharge, Tata Steel Mining has developed 108 million liters per day capacity onsite Central Effluent Treatment Plant at Sukinda Chromite Mine. The central ETP effectively treats 100% of the generated effluent and allows Tata Steel Mining to reclaim up to 90-95%t of recycled water. Sukinda Chromite Mine township has a Sewage Treatment Plant that treats domestic waste water into treated water, which is reused for gardening, washing of machineries and vehicles – resulting in zero liquid discharge.Tata Steel Mining is also working to install another central ETP of 1200 cubic meter per hour capacity for its Saruabil and Kamarda chromite mines in Sukinda. Tata Steel Mining’s both the ferroalloy plants at Gopalpur in Ganjam district and at Athagarh in Cuttack district of Odisha have onsite effluent treatment plants that treat onsite process water. For its Athagarh plant it has already reduced its water intake by 0.50 cusecs. The Company has constructed garland drains around its plant boundaries and a settling pit to channelise waste water from jigging and hot metal cake quenching operations as well as surface run-off to the ETP. The 100% recycled water is reused on-site in metal cooling and jigging for sprinkling water on the road and gardening. Both production plants have a sewage treatment plant that treat domestic wastewater. Treated water is reused for gardening purposes, making both the facilities zero liquid-discharge
