(a) whether the Ministry had formulated a technical project on utilization
of `fly ash` emanating out of Thermal Power Plants in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government issuing a notification had made it
binding upon all construction works to use fly ash;
(d) if so, the details of the above notifications;
(e) whether the project has been successful; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) and (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has not
formulated any project on utilization of fly ash.
(c) and (d) The Ministry has issued a notification and subsequent
amendments under sub-section (1), clause (v) of sub-section (2) of
section 3 and section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act,
1986 (29 of 1986) for fly ash utilization. As per the amendment
notification issued vide S.O. 2804 (E) of 3rd November 2009, every
construction agency engaged in the construction of buildings within
a radius of hundred kilometres from a coal or lignite based thermal
power plant shall use only fly ash based products for construction.
The targets for fly ash utilization by thermal power stations, in
phased manner, are also defined in the notification.
(e) and (f) Does not arise, in view of response to parts (a) and (b) above.