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Consultancy arm of CIL invents new dust control technology

The consultancy arm of state-owned CIL, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd has invented a system to control generation and movement of fugitive dust

PSU Watch Bureau

New Delhi: The consultancy arm of state-owned CIL, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd has invented a system and method to control generation and movement of fugitive dust and achieved the patent for the same. Fugitive dust is a form of particulate matter that contributes to air pollution that is generated from various sources which are exposed to air and not discharged into the atmosphere through a confined flow stream.

System will reduce dust generation from open sources

The system can be used in mines, thermal power plants, railway sidings, ports, construction sites wherein coal or other minerals/fugitive materials are stored under open sky. Apart from reducing the dust generation from open sources, it will also provide noise attenuation.

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