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Millions of gallon of fuel both raw as
well as refined petroleum products pass through various
pipelines laid throughout the country. Problems associated
with pipeline such, as leakage, spillage are not uncommon.
Although the affected pipeline is isolated on detection
of the leakage, a lot petroleum products go to waste till
the time remedial measures are taken to plug the leakage
resulting in pollution of the environment and creating hazardous
pockets in the entire area of leakage. This is besides the
monetary losses incurred due to such leakages. Various regulations
are laid down by the relevant Government agency, which needs
to be adhered to safeguard the environment due to such occurrences.
Until recent years there was no systematic method available
for collection of the leakage product, till we introduced
for the first time in India, the Mobile Oil Spill Recovery
Unit (MOSRU) to assist the cleaning at the affected sites. The MOSRU is a vacuum Machine custom designed
so as to snugly fit onto any commercial vehicle chassis
and can be deployed at the spillage spot and the petroleum
products spilled at the site can be conveyed from the leakage
spot into the tank of the MOSRU directly. The vehicle is
then driven to the appropriate slop tank in the refinery
for emptying the collected products. The vehicle can also
be used at the catch-pit to clear the spillage / leakage
near the oil tanks within the refinery area. . The unit
is very simple to operate and requires only one operator
for carrying out the complete operation and maintenance
with ease. The vehicle is also equipped with an elaborate
emergency lighting system with power generator, which enables
the use of these vehicles even in night and in remote areas.
IPWT has supplied these MOSRU in HPCL, BPCL, IOCL, MRPL
& NRL Refinery and are in successful operation since
last 18 years. The success of these units has resulted in
repeat order of these units. |
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