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   The Built Environ

¨ surface cover of bio reclaimed vegetated ash pond get stabilized and can be used as recreational park

¨ ash ponds provides suitable conditions and essential nutrients for plant growth, helps improve the economic condition of local inhabitants

¨ works as a liming agent

¨ helps in early maturity of crop

¨ improves the nutritional quality of food crop

¨ reduces pest incidence

¨ conserves plant nutrients / water

¨ carry over of trace & heavy metals & radioactivity is insignificant

¨ crops grown on fly ash amended soil are safe for human consumption & groundwater quality is not affected.

 

Keeping the above important findings in view, pond ash at a dose of 30-50 tonne per hectare on one time basis alongwith recommended dose of fertilisers / manures is recommended for its use in agriculture / forestry sectors / wasteland management for cultivation of different cereals / pulses / oil seeds I vegetables etc., the repeat application of which can be made after 4-5 years as it would have significant residual effect on the yield of succeeding crops over a period of 4-5 years. The abandoned ash ponds in the vicinity of TPPs could also be safely reclaimed via suitable amendments for forestry/ floriculture purposes.