Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), a consultancy subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has invented a System and Method for Controlling Generation and Movement of Fugitive Dust to minimise and control the fugitive dust in mining areas.
It has obtained patent for the same. This system can be used in mines, thermal power plants, railway sidings, ports, construction sites wherein coal or other minerals/fugitive materials are stored under open sky. Apart from reducing the dust generation from open sources, it will also provide noise attenuation.