For treating the hazardous effluent, the distillery is equipped with a Primary Effluent Treatment Plants besides the aerator lagoons. The Bulk Volume Fermenter (BVF), a Canadian Technology, commissioned in the year 1992 has now been substituted with another Primary Effluent Treatment Plant also based on Methane Gas and commissioned in August 2001.

The Methane Gas so generated from Primary Effluent Treatment Plant is used as non-conventional fuel in Boiler for generation of steam. This results in daily Coal savings up to 20 tonnes.

The Lagoons have been made impervious as per State Pollution Board norms. Sludge, a part of treated distillery effluent is being used by local farmers as fertilizer, supplied free of cost.

As a step towards achieving Zero Discharge by December 2005, we commissioned three Evaporators in September 2004 and one in March 2006 for Enhanced Natural Evaporation of treated effluent. An Evaporator lifts waste water aloft and allows natural evaporation to occur in an enhanced manner. The periphery of the lagoons is covered with netting to prevent the mist from travelling outside.

These Evaporators have been imported from Canada.

We feel manufacturing of goods should not in any way harm the environment we are living in. The Company, to fulfill this commitment, has gone a long way in protecting the environment from air and water pollution.

Due to use of Methane Gas in the boiler, air pollution is negligible in and around the distillery. A lot of tree plantation is also there in the available land.

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