Tata Steel’s commitment to sustainable mining and environmentally responsible industrial practices has once again been recognised. The company’s Saruabil Chromite Mine and Ferro Alloys Plant (FAP), Athagarh, operating under the Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division (FAMD), have been conferred with the prestigious Kalinga Environment Excellence Award 2024.
While Saruabil Chromite Mine located in Sukinda region of Jajpur district was adjudged with the award in the Five Star Category, FAP Athagarh was awarded under the Four Star Category, marking exceptional performance in the area of environmental stewardship for the performance year 2024. Naveen Shrivastava, Head Mining (Saruabil and Kamarda), Sarbeswar Nayak, Head, FAP Athagarh along with Abinash Mishra, Manager, Environment (Saruabil and Kamarda), Dipankar Pati, Manager, Environment (FAP Athagarh, Gopalpur and Balasore) received the awards from the Chief Guest on behalf of the company.
The awards were presented during the 10th National Conclave on Environment, Energy and Climate Change – 2025, organised at a city hotel here by the Institute of Quality and Environment Management Services (IQEMS), in association with various industry bodies and environmental experts. The conclave brought together top-performing companies across sectors to acknowledge their contributions to environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, and climate action.
Pankaj Satija, Executive-In-charge, (FAMD), Tata Steel who chaired the technical session on “Urban Living and Resource Management Sustainable Development Goal and Environmental Social and Governance Ways” at the event earlier in the day said, “We have only one planet and preserving it for the future generation is the need of the hour now. We are living in a time when adoption of sustainable practices is no longer a choice but necessity. Multi stakeholder approach is needed to mitigate the risk on all three fronts – people, planet and profit. We have been collaborating with all stakeholders on energy efficiency, decarbonisation, water stewardship and biodiversity. We at Tata Steel have been furthering our efforts in this direction and I am happy that they are acknowledged.”
The recognitions are a testament to the steel major’s holistic approach towards resource conservation, pollution control, biodiversity preservation, and community engagement. The Saruabil Chromite Mine has been known for adopting advanced eco-friendly mining technologies. The mine has a Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) with a processing capacity of 1200 cubic meters of wastewater per hour. Likewise, FAP Athagarh has consistently implemented energy-efficient systems and waste management practices to minimise its environmental footprint. The Plant has leveraged IoT-based smart water management systems to enhance water use efficiency resulting significant reduction in total water intake and raw water consumption in slag cooling.
