The limestone mine benches as visible from village Gyana - most land for the mine was acquired from the farmers of this village. at the bottom of the mine, there are 3 villages on the ridge : Sherwala, Chakru & Serijeri
Bauxite (additive) storage yard. Some iron ore (2nd additive) is also stored in this yard. However, most of the iron ore is stored in the open between the covered limestone storage yard and the open coal storage yard.
The Arm of the Limestone reclaimer which oscillates up and down (very slightly) and makes the limestone slide down the stack (by gravity) and the fallen limestone is conveyed horizontally to the belt conveyor with the help of evenly spaced scoops.
Conveyor carrying the reclaimed limestone to the raw Mill. The conveyor is covered after it exits the storage yard. The bag-filter and its ducting can be seen at the end of this conveyor at the Transfer Point where this conveyor puts the material on a conveyor in the perpendicular direction. The additives are added through hoppers on the second perpendicular conveyor.
Grilled mouth of the Bauxite hopper. the suction duct and bag-filter for reducing the fugitive dust can be seen at the back of the hopper grill. Limestone mine of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat, Himachal Pradesh
Truck tippler for unloading coal from the trucks. On the back, the dedusting chambers with suction duct on the top can be seen. Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat, Himachal Pradesh
Vent for releasing the dedusted air into the atmosphere, besides the Coal carrying trucks' tippler House. Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat, Himachal Pradesh
Name Plate of Impact Crusher used for crushing coal coming by trucks before it is stacked in the storage yard. Some details of the crusher are : Capacity : 200 T p h, Feed size : 500mm 10% (max), Product size : 30mm 95%, Max 40mm, Motor : 150KW
Bag filter at the coal crusher. Vent for releasing the dedusted air into atmosphere also seen. The solids collected by the bag filter are transferred to the conveyor, the hopper on top of the conveyor can be seen.
Rotary cement bag packing machine. The operator puts the empty bags onto the discharge tubes. Cement filling and bag stitching is done automatically by the machine. Notice the hood covering the operator's head to protect himself from fugitive cement dust.
Truck being loaded with clinker for being sent to Ambuja's grinding unit at Ropar, Punjab where it is located near a power plant for utilizing the flyash generated for making PPC.
Center : Clinker Cooler E S P and its stack. Behind this stack is the coal mill Bag-filter stack and behind this is the raw mill exhaust duct, Right : Preheater tower & Raw Meal Blending Silo
Center : Clinker Cooler E S P and its stack. Behind this stack is the coal mill Bag-filter stack and behind this is the raw mill exhaust duct, Right : Preheater tower & Raw Meal Blending Silo
Incinerator used for disposing solid waste from colony. Before feeding the waste into the incinerator, the paper and plastic wastes are manually segregated. These are then sent to an NGO called Jan Sewa Ashram for recycling.
Incinerator used for disposing solid waste from colony. Before feeding the waste into the incinerator, the paper and plastic wastes are manually segregated. These are then sent to an NGO called Jan Sewa Ashram for recycling.
Incinerator used for disposing solid waste from colony. Before feeding the waste into the incinerator, the paper and plastic wastes are manually segregated. These are then sent to an NGO called Jan Sewa Ashram for recycling.
Stack of the Incinerator used for disposing solid waste from colony. Before feeding the waste into the incinerator, the paper and plastic wastes are manually segregated. These are then sent to an NGO called Jan Sewa Ashram for recycling
Left : Covered clinker stockpile and its covered conveyor, Center : Clinker Cooler E S P and its stack. Behind this stack is the coal mill Bag-filter stack and behind this is the raw mill exhaust duct, Right : Preheater tower & Raw Meal Blending Silo
Left : Covered clinker stockpile and its covered conveyor, Center : Clinker Cooler E S P and its stack. Behind this stack is the coal mill Bag-filter stack and behind this is the raw mill exhaust duct, Right : Preheater tower & Raw Meal Blending Silo
Drains for collecting rain water (during mansoon time) in the valley below the Limestone mine constructed by Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat , Himachal Pradesh unit.
Drains for collecting rain water (during mansoon time) in the valley below the Limestone mine constructed by Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat , Himachal Pradesh unit.
Drains for collecting rain water (during mansoon time) in the valley below the Limestone mine constructed by Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat , Himachal Pradesh unit.
Drains for collecting rain water (during mansoon time) in the valley below the Limestone mine constructed by Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat , Himachal Pradesh unit.
Left : clinker conveyor, Center : loading of clinker in trucks for being sent to Ambuja's grinding unit at Ropar, Punjab near a power plant. This unit makes PPC using clinker from here and flyash from the power plant.
Below : Rotary kiln (red), Above : Duct taking hot air from middle section of clinker cooler to the precalciner. Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat, Himachal Pradesh
Name plate of Preheater Fan ( K stands for kiln - string, the other being c or calciner - string). Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Darlaghat, Himachal Pradesh