Prakasam Administration Seeks Scientific Solution To Chimakurthy Granite Waste
Prakasam administration has approached CSIR-AMPRI to study granite waste in Chimakurthy and recommend eco-friendly disposal and land restoration methods.
The Prakasam district administration has approached the CSIR–Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, to conduct a scientific study and recommend ways to manage granite waste generated by quarries and polishing units in Chimakurthy.
The initiative aims to minimise pollution and reclaim land rendered unusable by decades of waste accumulation.
Granite industries operating in and around Chimakurthy for nearly four decades have generated large quantities of wet slurry and solid waste. The accumulation has affected land use, while dust from dried slurry and water pollution have raised environmental concerns.
The administration has asked CSIR-AMPRI scientists to explore ways to convert the waste into eco-friendly construction materials and other useful products, and submit a report with technical recommendations.
Based on the findings, the administration plans to introduce scientific waste management measures to reduce pollution and restore waste-covered land for productive use.
The proposal was discussed by Prakasam district collector P. Raja Babu during a video conference with the institute's director in Bhopal on Monday. Mines and geology deputy director B. Ramachandra, APIIC zonal manager and industrial promotion officer P. Madan Mohan and district industries officer B. Srinivasa Rao participated.
Raja Babu said the administration was seeking a research-based solution to the granite waste problem in Chimakurthy.