Mumbai: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has written a letter to deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and expressed concern over the construction of two new power plants at Koradi in Nagpur after receiving complaints of pollution.
The development came after residents and environmental activists expressed concerns because of the possible pollution due to the new power plants and wrote a letter to Gadkari. The union minister then wrote to Fadnavis, who is also the energy minister and suggested shifting the proposed plant to Parshivani which is about 25 kilometres from Koradi.
“Koradi Thermal Power Station falls in the Nagpur Metropolitan region. The current units at Koradi are adding to the health problems of the local residents.
