Industries facing shortage of good grade bauxite will get its benefit
Raipur, 11 May 2022 / Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology (CCOST), Raipur entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminum Research, Development and Design Center (JNARDDC), Ministry of Mines, Government of India, on Wednesday for the project ‘Geotechnical Evaluation of Bauxite Reserves in Chhattisgarh’.
As a part of this project, both the institutes will prepare a district-wise digital database of laterite and bauxite deposits using geo-referenced maps and conduct geotechnical assessment of bauxite and laterite deposits located in Chhattisgarh with the help of space technology. The agreement was signed by Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology and Regional Science Center Director General Dr. S. Karmakar and JNARDDC Director Dr. Anupam Agnihotri.
The project will be extremely beneficial for aluminum industry facing shortage of good grade raw ore (Bauxite) and bauxite mining companies and industries using aluminum in various forms and processes. In addition to the entrepreneurs dealing in bauxite and laterite ores, the existing mine owners and bauxite industries located in Chhattisgarh and Central India will also be benefited. The database obtained from state’s new remote sensing technology and GIS can be used in any existing mining companies and aluminum industries.
CCOST Scientist E-1 Mr. M.K. Beg, Scientist C Dr. Wasim Raza, and Project Scientist Mr. Yudhveer Singh and Principal Scientist, JNARDDC, Ministry of Minerals, Government of India, Nagpur Dr. Praveen Bhukte, Secretary Admin Officer Mr. R. Srinivasan, Technical Adviser Mr. Sanjay Wadodkar, and Scientific Assistant Mr. Gopal Dware were present on the occasion.