:Tisco News :

Ever conscious of its responsibility towards environment protection, Tata Steel celebrates World Environment Day through a series of activities. These include mass plantation programmes, talks on environmental awareness, distribution of environmental awareness pamphlets, sit and draw competitions and distribution of fruit saplings, which it encourages the recipients to plant across its locations.

AT JHARIA DIVISION

World Environment day observed in Jamshedpur through an awareness campaign

At Jharia, a tree plantation programme was conducted at the site of the Bio Reclamation Project. The company is attempting to reclaim the low lying area by filling them with Fly Ash from it’s FBC Power Plant at Jamadoba.

In addition, a Sit & Draw competition was organised. Mrs. Puspa Singh gave away the prizes to the winners.

In yet another environment protection initiative Tata Steel promised to supply fly ash free of cost from its 10 M.W. Thermal Power Plant at Jamadoba to the Fly Ash Brick Plant of M/s Mahendra Kumar Mahto. The fly ash will be used as raw material in the brick plant allowing, the by-product to be used in an eco-friendly manner.

AT WEST BOKARO

Saplings are planted to green the planet

The annual afforestation programme undertaken by West Bokaro had a very unique purpose to it this year. On July 8, over 500 saplings of the Jaitropha were planted in the vicinity of the power house. Each tree will, once grown, yield over 2500 kilogrammes of seeds, the sale of which yields over Rs 22, 000/-. However, the extract from the seeds can be used as an alternative to diesel fuel in tractors, pump sets and other diesel engines.

This extraordinary plant provides a truly exciting opportunity as it can be easily grown virtually anywhere, including land that it barren or rocky. It does to be tended as animals do not like the taste of it nor cause any harm to it. Neither is fertiliser or manure necessary to make it grow. The first sapling was planted by the General Manager of the West Bokaro Division, Mr. A. M. Mishra.

The afforestation campaign of the Division continued till the end of September, during which time over 100,000 saplings were planted in the Collieries.

AT NOAMUNDI

The Tata Steel family joins the afforestation drive

At Tata Steel’s premier iron mine, about 250 saplings were planted over a 100 square meter area adjacent to the Dhyan Singh Gate.

“The best tribute to World Environment Day is to adhere to the commitment towards environmental protection in true spirit,” Mr Avinash Prasad, G M (OMQ) stressed at the celebrations at Noamundi.

AT JODA

A barren area near the Joda West Main Gate was selected for tree plantation to mark World Environment Day 2004. At the function, Mr. Dhanurjay Sindhu, Hon’ble MLA, Champua and Mr. Jitu Pattanaik, Chairman, Joda Municipality, the chief guest and the guest of honour respectively, lauded the environment conservation efforts of Tata Steel.