Pollution norms for thermal power plants not deferred as yet
Environment and power ministries yet to agree on anti-pollution guidelines
The Union environment ministry has not yet
deferred the imposition of stricter pollution norms for thermal power
plants, a demand the power ministry has repeatedly made. After at least
two rounds of formal consultations between the ministries, a decision is
yet to be reached.
The new and stricter norms for coal-based thermal units were notified in
December 2015. They were to come into force for all new power units
from January 2017 and complied with by all existing ones within two
years of notification. However, 18 months after the notification, the
power ministry asked for these ...
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