The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the formation of a ‘Fly Ash Management and Utilisation Mission’ (FAMUM) in its order dated January 18, 2022.
About Fly Ash Management and Utilisation Mission’ (FAMUM)
- CHAIRMAN: The mission will be jointly headed by the secretaries, of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Union Ministry of Coal and Power and the chief secretaries of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
- NODAL AGENCY: The secretary of MoEF&CC will be the nodal agency for coordination and compliance.
- GOAL: The Mission’s primary goal will be to coordinate and monitor issues relating to the handling and disposal of fly ash and associated issues.
- It may also monitor scientific management and utilisation of fly ash by power projects outside Singrauli and Sonbhadra, in coordination with chief secretaries of concerned states.
- The Mission will make the roadmaps and progress in fly ash utilisation available for all thermal power plants and their clusters, on the MoEF&CC website on a quarterly basis for the knowledge of all stakeholders.
What is Fly Ash?
- Fly ash is an unwanted unburnt residue of coal combustion in a coal thermal power plant.
- Fly ash is emitted along with flue gases during the burning of coal in a furnace and collected using the electrostatic precipitators.
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