SALIENT OBSERVATIONS
AUH PANEL RECOMMENDS FOLLOWING STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS
Solution does not lie in closing Thermal Power Plants in a panic but to invest in improving coal quality and technology for efficient combustion and effective remediation, like ESPs, Scrubbers etc.
TIME FRAME
Reduce Coal based Power Plant Pollution by 60% by 2024 (As against 20-30% reduction by 2024 as per NCAP)
AGENCY RESPONSIBLE
• Department of Coal
• Department of Renewable Energy
• NTPC
• Power Utility Companies