Environment

The road to development need not be paved with ecological disaster. Kudremukh has shown the way. From  the  very  formulation  stage itself, the  company  has displayed its keen commitment towards environment and ecology. The  company  built  a  100  meter  high  earth - fill  dam  across  the  Lakhya tributary to prevent pollution of the river Bhadra . As part of its   continuing anti-pollution program, the company has undertaken the work of increasing the height of the Lakhya dam to contain tailings from the plant.Two  rock-filled  mini  dams  across the valleys of the crushers arrest mine  run-off  during  the monsoons. Only the clear surface water joins the  Bhadra. The  silt  collected  in  these dams is de silted during the winter  and  summer  months  to  keep them ready for storage for the next monsoon. The silt is rich with washed iron ore, yielding annually about  one  and  half  million  tonnes of quality ore. So, apart from serving the purpose of  controlling  pollution, the mini dams provide a rich source of ore recovery. Turfing  has  been  done  on  a  large  scale  in  all critical earth - filled  areas  to  prevent  earth  slides.  As part of its  afforestation  program, the company has already planted nearly 7.5 Million trees to prevent mine run-off and soil wash-off. 

Thanks  mainly  to   the   various   ecological and environmental control measures  the project has been saved from the annual havoc of floods from the excessive rains year after year. The caring arm of  the  company  has stretched 25 kms down the Bhadra to Kalasa town where  it  has  taken  up the responsibility of ensuring the supply of clean and potable water to the residents of the town.