Hindalco asked to shut down its power plant

OSPCB has also asked the company to give adequate compensation to the land owners whose crops have been damaged due to ash water.

The ash pond in Hindalco on Thursday night developed a leakage leading to overflow of ash water in the agriculture fields of nearby villages resulting in crop destruction.

This is the second such incident by the company within a month. Earlier on August 7, similar ash water was found in the canal distributaries at Sambalpur.

After these incidents, the OSPCB had visited the affected villages and examined the situation.Later on Saturday a meeting was held between OSPCB and Hindalco officials regarding the ash pond water leakage issue. The decision was made to shut down the company and also to compensate the affected villagers.