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LANJIGARH: Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), Lanjigarh has been conferred with ‘Best Corporate Award’ in Aluminium sector. Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Odisha, Shri Surya Narayan Patro presented the award in presence of Shri Abasar Beuria, former Ambassador and Padma Vibhushan Shri Raghunath Mohapatra.
Rabi Narayan Mishra, Head-HSE at VAL-Lanjigarh, received the award on behalf of the company at a function held at Bhubaneswar on June 9, 2013 which was organised by leading media organization Odia Televiewers Pvt Ltd.
VAL bagged the award for its world class alumina refinery at Lanjigarh. The Alumina Refinery is a green field refinery with an existing capacity of 1 mtpa. It is the first Alumina Refinery in India to adopt the Zero Discharge System, i.e. no water or effluent is discharged externally from the refinery.
The Alumina Refinery also holds certifications of Quality management system-ISO 9001-2008, Environmental Management System- ISO 14001-2004 and Occupational Health and Safety Management System-OHSAS-18001-2007.
The organizers of the event, Odia Televiewers Pvt. Ltd. presented the awards for best corporate organization of 2012 in various categories. Dr. SK Tamotia, former CMD of NALCO, was awarded as Best Corporate Leader of 2012.