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SPCB Odisha Unveils Innovative Mobile App for Real-Time Fly Ash Transportation and Monitoring

in State News January 3, 2026 Comments Off on SPCB Odisha Unveils Innovative Mobile App for Real-Time Fly Ash Transportation and Monitoring 645 Views

Bhubaneswar 1.101. 2026:To ensure real-time tracking and monitoring of fly ash transportation across the state, a pioneering mobile application is launched by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Odisha, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar on 31st December,2025

The digital mobile app was officially unveiled by the Chief Secretary cum Chairman of the Board on 31.12.2025 at the Conference Hall of State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). Before handling over of charge to Smt Anu Garg as the new Chief Secretary, Odisha in the evening today, the Chief Secretary at the Conclusion of Tenure Sri Manoj Ahuja in the afternoon lunched the application that has been tested in field, and it will be immediately implemented in four power plants, namely: Aditya Aluminum, Lapanga, JSW Bhushan Ltd, Thelkoloi, Vedanta Ltd, Jharsuguda, and Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC), Banharpali.

The implementation will be extended to other power plants subsequently. The application employs a three-tier operational structure involving power plants, drivers, and Regional Officers. Key technical features include Real-Time Tracking by GPS, QR Code Verification, Geo-fenced Routes, Verified Trip Closure and Alert generations for deviation.

The fly ash transporting trucks will start from the thermal power plants after scanning two sets of QR codes at the plant exit gate, so that each of the trucks and their destinations is recorded online. The truck movements will be geofenced so that dumping of fly ash in unauthorized places can be prevented. Trips’ closure will be automatically done at the geofenced destination with uploading of a photograph of the empty truck.

The application will help to curb significant environmental threats posed by the indiscriminate and illegal dumping of fly ash. It will ensure that all fly ash trips are recorded online and managed according to the Fly Ash Notification provisions. By using real-time dashboards and automatic alerts, the SPCB can intervene immediately to prevent environmental violations.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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