The Neyveli Lignite Corporation has set up a fully automated Rs.23-crore plant for the production of explosives. The facility was inaugurated by A.R.Ansari, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, on the NLC premises on Sunday.
So far, NLC was sourcing its explosives requirements from other States as well as from Tamil Nadu. However, with the commissioning of the “site mixed emulsion plant” the NLC could meet its requirements from in-house production.
A statement from the NLC stated that plant set up by the Premier Explosive Ltd. (PEL) could produce 2.5 tonnes of chemical mixtures an hour.
After the mixture was put in the blast holes another substance would be added to infuse the explosive characteristics.
The substance would explode after certain time period. Hence, stocking and transportation of the material would be quite safe. Unlike in the conventional system the blast induced under the controlled environment would be quite muted and area-specific and hence, it would release optimum energy without causing ecological damage.
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