A policy will be made not to establish any new thermal power plant within a radius of 300 kilometers from Delhi.
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Digital Desk, New Delhi. Taking a strict stand on the continuously deteriorating air quality of Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court has given important guidelines regarding coal-based industries and thermal power plants.
The court has asked the Central government to submit a proposal which includes a clear policy of not setting up any new thermal power plants within a radius of 300 km from Delhi.
Concrete suggestions were sought
Hearing a petition related to the air quality of NCR, a bench of Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi sought concrete suggestions from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Energy on this issue.
The court has directed the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to issue public notices inviting objections and suggestions from all stakeholders—especially coal-based industries operating in the NCR.
The court clarified that this notice will be deemed to have been issued by the court and the state governments will have to file an action taken report based on the responses received.
The bench has also sought a joint proposal from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Environment with an action plan to shift coal-based industries out of NCR in a phased manner.
In the case of vehicular air pollution, the court asked for further hearing on March 12 after considering the recommendations of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). Also, feedback has been sought from all concerned on the suggestions given by CAQM to control dust arising from construction and demolition activities.
(With inputs from news agency PTI)
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