The closure of a few coal-fired power plants within 300 km radius of Delhi last year helped reduce pollution levels, the government has said.
In November last year, India had temporarily shut down six of the 11 thermal power plants (TPPs) within 300 km radius of Delhi in view of hazardous air quality in Delhi-NCR. The directions were extended till December 15 as the air quality remained in the adverse range.
“It is a well-established fact that coal is a heavy polluting fuel. Shutting down of a few coal-fired power plants located within 300 km radius of Delhi in December 2021, along with a series of other measures taken in various sectors, helped in reducing pollution levels,” Union Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
