70% of coal-fired power stations may not meet environmental norms by 2022 - five years after their extended deadline, Coal-fired power plants are some of the most polluting industries in the country. So they have a task ahead to meet stringent new emission norms by 2022, which were set in December 2015 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). But a new study report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds that with barely two years to go before the deadline hits them, almost 70% of the plants will not meet the emission standards. The study report presents a comprehensive assessment of the progress in implementation of the environmental norms for coal-based thermal power plants.
