The Ministry of Railways and NTPC jointly hosted the first National Conference on Fly Ash Utilisation and Transportation on August 25 at the Power Management Institute (PMI), Noida. The conference brought together policymakers, fly ash generators, users, and transporters to chart a roadmap for sustainable and cost-effective fly ash management, leveraging railways as a key logistics solution.
Shri Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairperson, CEA, attended the event alongside Shri Hitendra Malhotra, Member (Operations & Business Development), Ministry of Railways, Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, and Shri Piyush Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power. The conference featured deliberations from multiple ministries (MoP, MoC, MoEFCC, MoM, MoRTH) and focused on policy, innovations in railway-based transport, wagon designs, and advanced handling systems.
India generated over 340 million tonnes of fly ash in 2024-25, with 97% successfully utilized. Of this, 32% went into roads and flyovers, 27% into cement, and 14% into bricks and tiles. Organized with TERI as Knowledge Partner, the conference highlighted railways’ green transport initiatives and freight concessions, paving the way for eco-friendly fly ash management.
