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Natural resources, like minerals are the vital components for sustaining the life support system on the earth. Mining is one of the core sector industries, which plays a significant role in the progress of the country’s economy. Environmental pollution consequent to any developmental activity in inevitable and mining activity is no exception to it. Mining of minerals and associated activities adversely affect the environment resulting in degradation of land, air, water and noise pollution. Considering the serious consequences of the situation, GMDC took a leading step towards massive afforestation at the mines with reclamation of the mined out areas. The Corporation has planted almost over 7 lakh saplings over 812 hectares of land at its different projects. The survival rate is found over 90%. As a policy to be proactively engaged in managing environmental matters an effective Environment Management Systems is being followed, for that an environment cell reporting to Chief Executive is working to plan execute, monitor and control environment protection measures from Corporate level to unit level. The reclamation of the mined out area is also going on systematically. The near original contour is achieved and large number of fruit trees are grown over it, particularly at Panandhro mine in Kutch. Steps are taken for suppression of dust by large water sprinklers on mines haul roads. Some chemicals are also tried to consolidate roads to minimize dust generation by movement of heavy vehicles. For control of Air Pollution in stacks at FLP Kadipani & CBP Gadhsisha a water scrubber and multicyclone system is installed. They are giving good results. Effluent tratment plant has been working at FL.P. Kadipani to control the pollution of water, the output of this plant is partly recycled and partly used for plantation, a policy of zero discharge is being followed. Sewage treatment plant is working for control of pollution of water in residential colony at Panandhro for last twenty year. Monitoring of the environment has also a regular habit. An in-house team is on the job, which visits all the working projects once every month to conduct surveys for air and water. In addition, an external GPCB approved agency is also deployed for monitoring the environmental conditions. Environment Audit is one of very important aspects to assess the efficacy of Environment Management Systems and it is being regularly under taken by external agency.       GMDC: Harvesting Mineral Wealth In Harmony with Environment   Observations of Environmental Auditor (V.V.P. Engineering college Rajkot) for GMDC Projects in 2009

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