The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has directed the Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station (KTPS) in Nagpur district to stop dumping ash slurry into a water body in Nandgaon village amid complaints by local residents that it is causing pollution. MPCB’s Nagpur regional officer A M Kare has issued a letter to the KTPS earlier this week, in which he warned that if it fails to follow the direction, then the board will initiate “appropriate legal action”.
Residents of Nandgaon had earlier filed complaints with the Maharashtra government alleging that due to increased air and water pollution as a result of dumping of ash slurry by the thermal power plant, they were suffering from health issues.
