Letters To The Editor
Why not a liquid fuel power plant at Chalna?
The PM's response published in most dailies on 24th. October on the above matter was rather dismissive. I am sure the MPs have access to websites which provide information on this issue. All information regarding the power plant should be provided there, giving all answers related to environment protection facilities. This should be done immediately. People must have the information in details relating to the measures to be adopted and equipment to be installed; starting from unloading of the coal at the plant site, subsequent screening, crushing final screening and its feeding to the boilers.
Further, all technical facilities that will be provided for handling and treatment and ultimate disposal of both fly-ash and that coming from the boiler hearth after combustion is also important.
It would be better to go for a liquid fueled power plant at Chalna port, where fuel can be imported and stored. In that case the adverse effect on the environment and the handling of ash could be avoided. This writer has had the bitter experience of this at Khulna Newsprint Mills; where we had a 2X5MW (10MW) Indian coal-fired power plant. We had big problems with the ash handling and disposal and ultimately were forced to convert both units to oil-fired ones which also easily provided us opportunity to increase the capacity of the power plant by 20 percent.
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