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Proposal to use Coal in Rolling Mills rejected

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Friday rejected the Alloy and Steel Manufacturers Association of Goa&#39;s (ASMAG) proposal for use of pulverized coal in rolling mills as alternative fuel.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">GSPCB chairman Jose Manual Noronha said the &quot;board has rejected the request of the association as coal generates a lot of fly ash and particulate matter which would be all around the place.&quot;</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">There are four alloy and steel manufacturers based in Goa at Sanguem, Pissurlem and Cuncolim. The board had received a letter from the department of industries, trade and commerce enclosing a representation from the association with a request to permit the use of alternate fuel in the form of pulverized coal instead of furnace oil to heat billets or ingots without any change in the metallurgical production capacity of the respective rolling mills.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Source-On Request</span></span></span></p>