Fly ash dumping: Tehsildar asks SPCB to cancel Hindalco’s CTO

Fly ash dumping: Tehsildar asks SPCB to cancel Hindalco’s CTO Post News Network Updated: June 20th, 2023, 09:01 IST in State , Top Stories 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin Sambalpur: Days after the publication of a report on the dumping of fly ash at Nildunguri area under Jujumora tehsil of Sambalpur district allegedly by Hindalco Industries, the local tehsildar asked the state pollution control board (SPCB) to cancel the ‘consent to operate’ (CTO) to the industrial firm, Monday. Orissa POST published a report June 15 on the dumping of fly ash by the same firm. Tehsildar Abhishek Sahu in his letter (No-1620) to the regional office of SPCB has said that the pollution board had issued CTO vide letter No 1570, dated-10.

05. 2023 to M/s Hindalco Industries Ltd for the dumping of fly ash in Nildunguri. The tehsildar in the letter has informed that the tehsil office was not consulted for the no-objection certificate (NoC) before granting the CTO.

Sahu in his letter has further said that as the land in Khata No-3 and Plot No-44 in Nildunguri mouza has been leased out to a government-run firm, immediate steps are to be taken for cancellation of the CTO and informing the same his office. The report stirred controversy as public representatives visited the spot and stopped the dumping of ash at the site as it was being done illegally without fulfilling the necessary conditions. A complaint was even lodged against ‘Kalyani Transport’ at the Sadar police station.

The representatives even alleged the involvement of leaders of a particular political party in carrying out the dumping activities while violating government norms. The huge quantity of fly ash has created problems both for vehicles plying on National Highway-53 as well as people residing near the dumping ground. Thick layers of fly ash can be found both outside and inside the buildings.

The villagers have been opposing the dumping of ash and had lodged complaints with the district collector and the SPCB. However, their pleas fell on deaf ears. The issue had gained prominence as the area is surrounded by a village, a training centre of the Agriculture Department, National Highway-53, forests, and farmlands of the residents.

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