MANGALURU, Oct 5:The problems faced by Mangalore
Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) by way of ground
soil erosion following heavy rains in August this year have
been resolved and all operations were now smooth, company
managing director M Venkatesh said on Saturday.
Addressing reporters here, he said the MRPL refinery
complex had faced the soil erosion due to the intense rainfall
during the first and second week of August, affecting the
foundation of one of the pipe racks in phase 3.
An immediate shutdown of the entire phase 3 complex
was done as safety measure during the third week of August.
All emergency measures were taken on warfooting to
arrest any significant damage to pipe racks.
After ensuring the safety of the pipe rack through
rectification work, the phase 3 refinery complex was
commissioned again during the second week of September.
He said the entire refinery complex was running
normally at peak capacities since then.
The crude oil supplies to MRPL were not affected due
to recent attack on Saudi oil facilities and the operations
were sustained normally.
Venkatesh said MRPL has been contributing to the
social development of the region through its unstinting
efforts under its corporate social responsibility (CSR)
initiatives.
Our maximum focus is towards Dakshina Kannada and
Udupi district. Our CSR spending is over Rs 50 crore for
2019-20,” he said.
MRPL has contributed to Rs 5 crore to the chief
ministers calamity relief fund for flood victims.
The company is also contributing Rs 1 crore to
district administration for flood relief programmes.
The company has undertaken Swacchatha Hi Seva
programmes successfully by holding various awareness
programmes and cleanliness drives.
A sea water desalination project with a capacity of
70 MLD (Million Litres per Day) is on track and its mechanical
completion would be met by the end of August 2020.
However, for the summer period from March 2020 to
June 2020, MRPL would attempt hiring containerised
desalination units, he said.
MRPL was also targeting to increase the use of
treated municipal sewage from the present 2.5 million gallons
per day to at least 4 MGD in the immediate future and later on
to 6 MGD by working closely with Mangalore Special Economic
Zone Limited (MSEZL) and Mangaluru city corporation. (PTI)
Follow our WhatsApp channel