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the pollutants generated in the manufacturing process are treated at source and pollution
control schemes have been incorporated at the
inception stage itself.
NFL meets the standards prescribed by the Central and State Pollution Control boards and
ensures that our Pollution Control measures and upgraded from time to time. The major
facilities available at NFL's operating Units are :
a) Installation of NOX Abatement Scheme alongwith associated
sodium nitrite/nitrate plants
for Nitric Acid Plant at Nangal.
b) Provision of Thermal Urea Hydrolyser at Nangal.
c) Facilities for cyanide and chromate treatment of effluent from
carbon recovery and cooling towers sections at
Nangal.
d) Provision of accoustic granulators for reducing dust emmissions
from Prilling towers at
Panipat & Bathinda.
e) Provision of additional electrostatic precipitators on all the coal
fired
boilers at Panipat, Bathinda and Nangal.
The Company has also
adopted an extensive Afforestation programme and has planted more than 1.5 lakh trees of
different species. The once barren stretch of land around NFL Vijaipur Unit in Madhya
Pradesh is now a lush green belt with about 1.5 lakh trees-which stands testimony to the
Company's Commitment to environment preservation.
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