Certain Characteristics of Air Pollution through Cement Plant at Sonadih Limestone Mine, District Baloda Bazar [CG]

Dr. P K Gupta ^[7] | Rishi Kumar Gupta ^[8]

Abstract: District Baloda- Bazar is the cluster of six cement plants in CG, functioning under different private Sector. Cement dust and related Emission by cement plant are one of the vulnerable sources of air pollution in the area. The cement plant at Sonadih Limestone Mine in district Baloda-Bazar has been working by Nuvacs Vistas Corporation in private sector and selected as case study. It was originally in operation by Tata Steel-ACC, Lafarge since the past thirty years. It has capacity of Clinker production of 5.1 MTPA and Cement production of 3.0 MTPA respectively, after environmental clearance and Impact Assessment conducted by MOEF & Climate Change in February 2019. The air pollutant parameters namely: Ambient Air Quality with respect to particulate matter, Chemical properties of cement dust and the impact of Emission on prevailing local flora and fauna have been studied during winter season of 2016-17 for the area. The guidelines cum suggestions have been made for sustainable ecosystem towards maintaining the latest National ambient Air Quality standard for the studied area.

Keywords: Air pollution, Cement plant, Chhattisgarh

Edition: Volume 9 Issue 8, August 2020,

Pages: 1079 - 1081