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23 Sep 2017

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Economic Times

India: National Green Tribunal criticizes Ministry of Environment and Forests over failure to implement new emission standards for coal power plants

"GT raps MoEF over emission standards for thermal power plants", 24 Sep 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for not abiding by its directions on implementation of a notification on air pollution emission standards and water consumption for coal-based thermal power plants...[T]he green panel summoned the Director of the MoEF, who had earlier filed a “misleading” affidavit...The lawyer appearing for the MoEF had earlier told the NGT that the ministry was contemplating setting up a committee to ascertain whether the thermal power plants have complied with the notification. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by environment activist... to ensure that all new approvals comply with the standards provided in the December 7, 2015 notification.... [A]s per the notification, coal thermal power plants installed after January 1 this year should adhere to stricter air pollution norms and the ones installed before December 31, 2016 were given time till December 7, 2017 for compliance.