BIRTH OF THE INSTITUTE
Coal Ash Institute of India (CAII) is a not-for-profit registered professional society (Registration No. S/78004). It was registered under the West Bengal Society Registration Act, 1961 on 16th September 1994. The Institute was founded with the objective of acting as a knowledge centre for protecting society and the environment from pollution emanating from coal combustion products originating in thermal power plants and various process industries.
Therefore, it is no wonder that there is generation of about 200 million tons of coal ash per annum at present(2015-16). As a process by-product, its quantity will continue to increase as the generating capacity of coal and lignite based power will increase. The environment and waste recycling problems that are unavoidable from such a huge generation of coal ash now and in future were foreseen by the experts in the field of power generation in the state of West Bengal in the early nineteen nineties, when they conceived of a professional platform that could be devoted to promoting eco-friendly, gainful use and management of coal ash. Thereafter, in September 1994, the Coal Ash Institute of India was finally born.
