Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday stated the Delhi authorities has filed a petition within the Supreme Court looking for closure of 10 thermal energy vegetation across the capital, that are utilizing outdated air pollution management strategies.
These 10 coal-fired thermal energy vegetation in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are contributing considerably to air air pollution within the Delhi-NCR area, an announcement from Rai’s workplace stated.
“We are writing to the Government of India requesting their cooperation concerning air pollution attributable to thermal vegetation. However, no motion has been taken towards these vegetation and as a substitute, they’re being allowed to pollute with full disregard for the well being of residents. We hope that the Supreme Court will take obligatory steps and direct the closure of those vegetation on an instantaneous foundation.
An announcement issued by his workplace stated that the deadline given by the Ministry of Power to those vegetation to adjust to the emission norms was revised to December 2019. Further, as per the brand new notification, non-compliance by these energy vegetation is not going to result in closure of polluting items however they may proceed to pollute solely topic to cost of penalty quantity,” the assertion stated.
It additionally stated that the Delhi authorities, in representations to the Ministry of Power and CPCB in October 2020, had sought closure of those non-compliant energy vegetation as a consequence of “excessive pollution” as a result of threat to the well being of residents was.
“According to a report by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), energy plant operators have relaxed the NOx (nitrogen oxide) norms for energy vegetation put in between 2003 and 2016. It has been estimated that Delays in set up of SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide) and NOx management services are inflicting over 13 deaths and losses of Rs 19 crore per day within the neighborhood of Delhi-NCR on the 2018 operational degree, which is because of over-operating energy vegetation. could improve as in comparison with 2018,” stated the assertion from Rai’s workplace.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
