New Delhi, June 18 -- In a review meeting chaired by Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, an important initiative was discussed to enable large-scale transportation of fly ash through the railway network. The objective is simple yet transformative: move fly ash efficiently from power plants to industries where it can be used to build roads, manufacture bricks, produce cement and support infrastructure development across the country.

The release stated that Union Ministers of State for Railways V Somanna and Shri Ravneet Singh Bittu were also present during the meeting.

Nearly 340 million tonnes of fly ash is generated every year from thermal power plants. For decades, this grey burden sat heavy around the smokestacks. Now, Indi...