Coal phase-down study to be conducted across all power plants: Aaditya

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday announced that a coal phase-down study will be conducted across all power plants in the state and those plants not following the directive will face action. Thackeray was visiting the recently closed Nandgaon ash pond near the Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station (KTPS) in the Nagpur District on Monday when he made the remarks.

“An audit of all power plants in Maharashtra for pollution control measures will be done. The power plants that are not meeting prescribed standards will face decisive action. A mitigation plan will be developed for this,” said Thackeray, adding that further details will be announced after the sanctioning process of the study was completed.