CJI Bobde wants all thermal plants shut to check pollution

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Friday said he wanted all thermal plants in the country shut to prevent further environmental pollution.

“All thermal plants must be shut,” he said. It’s impossible to breathe in a city that has a thermal power plant, he said referring to a personal experience.

Bobde was dealing with a case from Uttarakhand where many such projects had come under the court scanner, along with Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant.