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BALCO has a gas cleaning and cryolite regeneration
plant to minimize emission of gases since inception. It has
mud ponds for disposal of red mud generated from Bauxite.
Electrostatic precipitator is provided to check emission of
solid particles into the atmospheres.
BALCO believes in operating with a Social Conscience.
As a responsible Corporate Citizen, BALCO has undertaken some
key initiatives to achieve its social objectives:
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- Effluent discharge has been brought down from 6000cum
to 2500cum in 2003-04 and the goal is to achieve zero-discharge
by Jan 2006.
- On-line opacity meters are installed for on-line
monitoring of SPM values in all the stacks.
- BALCO has obtained ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications for all its mines, refineries and smelters except for its Bodai Daldali mine, which it will obtain shortly.
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- Two Brick Manufacturing plants have been promoted
for fly-ash utilization.
- At Kartala, a predominantly tribal block of Korba
district, a Telemedicine Center, which is connected
to Apollo Hospital at Bilaspur and Chennai, has been
set up.
- Four villages, which are in the vicinity of the
manufacturing facilities, have been adopted for a
number of community development programmes involving
provision of drinking water, education, health, sports
& games, roads etc.
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| Unit |
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ISO 14001: certification |
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OHSAS 18001: Certification |
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| Manipat mine |
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Certified |
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Certified |
| Bodai-Daldali deposit (Kawardha mines) |
Target March 2007 |
Target March 2007 |
| Korba complex |
Certified |
Certified |
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Bharat
Aluminium Co. Ltd. (BALCO) is complying with applicable
Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Assessment
(OHSAS) certification rules and regulations, and seeks to
provide a safe and environment friendly work atmosphere.
