65 pc coal-fired power plants may not meet green norms even by extended deadline of 2022: CSE

NEW DELHI: Sixty-five per cent of the coal-fired power plants in India may not be able to comply with emission norms, as notified by the Union Environment ministry, even by the extended deadline of 2022, an environment think tank said on Friday.

In its latest assessment, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said a large number of coal-fired power plants in India continue to be “lax” and “laid back” when it comes to getting ready to meet the deadline.