Correspondent
HAFLONG, Mar 16: A public hearing for proposed clinkerisation plant at 19 Kilo, in Umrongso, Dima Hasao was held at the premise of Dalmia Cement factory at 16 Kilo, Umrongso in Dima Hasao district on Tuesday. The hearing was organised by Pollution Control Board, Assam.
The public hearing was conducted in presence of hearing officer and Dima Hasao’s deputy commissioner Simanta Kr Das and Assam Pollution Control Board regional asst. executive engineer Aurobindo Das. The hearing saw participation of local leaders, senior citizens and representatives from villages which will be directly or indirectly affected by the project.
The project is being implemented by Calcom Cement India Ltd, a subsidiary project of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. The plant will be established in a total area of 37.47 Hectre (280 bighas) land at 19 Kilo village under Umrongso tehsil. The plant will have 3.63 millions ton per annum capacity along with associated waste heat recovery system (WHRS) of 16 MW D.G set of 750 KVA and production of over 11 tons a day.
Padmanabh Chakraborty, Executive director, Calcom Cement India ltd. (CCIL) presented a power point explaining on the project and how it will directly and indirectly benefit the nearby villages. He said that once the plant starts to function, it will boost economy of the area as it will create an employment opportunity through resulting in overall development of the region and generate enhanced revenue for the government. He also said that the eligible and qualified local youths will be prioritized for employment in the firm.
Charkraborty also emphasised on overall education of the region and assured for upliftment of educations by assisting schools of nearby villages through various CSR projects of the company and “Greenbelt Development” in the region for greater interest of the communities.
During the hearing several local organisation and villagers laid down their demands such as 80% job reservation for the local youths, raw material supply and subsidiary contracts by locals, establishment of new educational institutions and infrastructural development of existing schools, introduction of multi-stream facility in college, scholarships for underprivileged students, proper implementation of CSR schemes with consultation with villagers etc.
Local MAC Joysing Durong speaking to TDE said that establishment of such mega industries is a good sign of development and said that it will mitigate unemployment issue of the area and boost revenue for the district.