Vedanta Jharsuguda Hosts Zonal-Level Seminar on Industrial Safety
Jharsuguda,prabaha news : Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium,collaborated with the Directorate of Factories & Boilers, Government of Odisha (Jharsuguda Zone)to organize a zonal-level seminar on ‘Boiler Safety, Operation and Management’ at its mega aluminium plant in Jharsuguda. The seminar brought together more than 238 industry professionals, including factory heads, engineers, boiler operators and safety specialists from top companies in the vicinity of Jharsuguda, creating a strong platform for advancing best practices in industrial safety.
Senior leaders from Vedanta Aluminium,Odisha Power Generation Corporation, Thermax, JSW Energy and RungtaSons shared extensiveinsights on the importance of enhancing safety skills, adhering tostatutory protocolsand adopting innovative safety solutions. Mrs. Archana Das, Assistant Director of Factories and Boilers, gave the inaugural speech. Delivering the keynote address, Swaroop Jena, Deputy Director of Factories & Boilers, Sambalpur Division, also emphasized the critical role of regulatory compliance, proactive maintenance and workforce capability-building in ensuring safe, reliable and efficient boiler operations.
Sharing his views on the initiative, Mr. C Chandru, CEO – Vedanta Jharsuguda, said, “Safety is the foundation of sustainable industrial growth. Platforms such as these enable meaningful knowledge exchange between industry stakeholders and regulators, helping strengthen safety practices and nurture a culture of safety excellence across the sector. At Vedanta Jharsuguda, we remain committed to adopting global best practices and investing in continuous capability-building to make our operations safer, smarter, and more resilient.”
Echoing this perspective, Mr. Swaroop Jena, Deputy Director of Factories & Boilers, Sambalpur Division, added, “Safety is a shared responsibility that demands consistent adherence to statutory compliance, proactive maintenance and continuous skill upgradation. I commend Vedanta for supporting our efforts to ensure safer industrial operations and enhance the reliability of boiler systems across the region.”
The technical sessions covered a wide range of themes, including statutory provisions, boiler leakage case studies, boiler design and energy efficiency, safe operational parameters and capacity enhancement. Subject matter experts from participating industries led these sessions, which concluded with an engaging interactive question‑and‑answer segment.Expertsalso outlined key provisions of the Boilers Act 2025 and Indian Boilers Regulations (IBR), emphasizing the shared responsibility to uphold the highest standards of boiler safety and statutory compliance.
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.42 million tonnes in FY25. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 2nd in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2025 world rankings for the aluminium industry, a reflection of its leading sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
