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Fly ash composed of crystalline abrasive silica alumina etc is a major source of pollution in and around Kolaghat thermal power plant, West Bengal. In an attempt to find ecofriendly use of fly ash, 300 kg of fly ash was taken to size range of 20-100 nm by (a) sieving, filtration followed by sonication and (b) long time low speed ball milling. Resultant slurry containing polydisperse naked nanoparticle mix was characterized using DLS, SEM, EDAX, and TEM etc. We hypothesized that immobilization of nanoflyash on solid matrix, and as a support for slow release of fumigants/fungicides/bactericides would usher in a variety of usages as value added low cost tiles in bathrooms and similar public utilities in India. Accordingly, we report here the preparation of metal and clay tiles with nanocomposite and nanoflyash. These tiles were impregnated with a number of other nanoparticles of choice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]