CPCB threatens to shut down 14 coal-fired power plants which failed to limit emissions
NEW DELHI: Acting tough on non-compliant thermal power plants, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued show cause notices to 14 coal-based power plants in six states asking them to respond why these plants should not be closed down and environmental compensation be imposed for their failure to reduce emissions.
Four such plants are located in Haryana while three are in Punjab, two each in Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and one in Tamil Nadu. Total installed capacity of these 14 thermal power plants is approximately 15,000 MW. Nine such polluting plants are located roughly within 300 km radius of Delhi.
