(a) whether the Government are aware of the fact that 60 million tonnes of fly ash is
produced every year from various Thermal Power Plants across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and particularly to Maharashtra; and
(c) the details of action plan formulated for productive use of fly-ash and lime
technology instead of clay bricks?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) & (b): During 1999-2000 the production of pulverized fly ash (PFA) was 76.894
million tonnes per annum from 74 thermal power stations out of 80 thermal power
stations in the country. The state-wise details including the state of Maharashtra in this
regard is given in the Annexure.
(c) : The utilisation of fly ash and its safe management is getting constant attention of
the Government. Fly ash-sand-lime bricks are also being promoted alongwith other
modes of utilisation of fly ash. Action initiated by the Government include –
(i) Fly ash Mission of Government of India, a joint activity of Ministry of Power,
Ministry of Environment & Forests and Deptt. of Science & Technology being
implemented by Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council
(TIFAC), under Department of Science and Technology has taken up technology
demonstration project in a number of areas of fly ash utilisation/safe disposal of fly
ash and facilitates such activities across the country including that of fly ash-sand-
lime bricks.
(ii) Ministry of Environment & Forests has issued a Notification under Environment
Protection Act on 14th September, 1999 discouraging the use of clay for manufacture
of clay bricks within 50 kms. of each thermal power station in the country and
promoting manufacture and use of fly ash bricks.
(iii) Vide the Notification issued by Ministry of Environment & Forests referred to above,
various bricks user agencies in country have been asked to expedite use of fly ash
bricks.
(iv) In order to promote full utilization of fly ash in the country all the thermal power
stations (coal/lignite) are required to prepare time bound action plan and submit the
same to the Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2730 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2001
REGARDING PRODUCTION OF FLY ASH BY TPP.
Statement showing the State-wise details of fly ash production by thermal power
plants across the country.
SL.NO. Name of the State Pulverised Fly Ash Production (in million tonne per annum)
1. Andhra Pradesh 8.973
2. Assam 0.029
3. Bihar (including Jharkhand) 1.769+
4. Chattisgarh 4.943
5. Delhi 1.668 6. Gujarat 5.597++
7 Haryana 1.161
8. Karnataka 2.200 10. Madhya Pradesh 7.622 11. Maharashtra 10.741 12. Orissa 3.309 13. Punjab 3.596 14. Rajasthan 1.391 15. Tamil Nadu 6.508 16. Uttar Pradesh 10.714+++ 17. West Bengal 6.673
Total : 76.894
+ Does not include data in respect of Barauni, Muzaffarpur and Patratu TPSs. ++ Does not include data in respect of Kutch TPS. +++ Does not include data in respect of Obra and Tanda TPSs.