Chandigarh: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has extended deadlines for putting environment pollution control measures in place to be followed by the thermal power plants operating in the state. CPCB communicated this to the Haryana government, HPGCL and the thermal power stations earlier this month.
Apart from Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant at Khedar in Hisar district, thermal power stations which have been served notices through Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) include the Panipat Thermal Power Plant Limited, Panipat; Deen Bandhu Thermal Power Station, Yamunanagar; and Aravali Thermal Power Company Jharli (NTPC) plant in Jhajjar district.
CPCB had asked HPGCL and companies to ensure installation of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) and electrostatic precipitator and other measures in place, while giving power stations deadlines till December 2019. Work for putting in measures like installation of equipment is in progress.
According to representation by HPGCL and issues discussed during meetings with the state pollution control board, CPCB has given the new deadline. Now, the Yamunanagar power plant has been asked to ensure the installation of ESP and FGD by October and December next year. While December 2022 has been set as the deadline to control nitrogen emission level.
Panipat thermal power station has been asked to complete installation of ESP in Units 7 and 8 by February and December next year. For FGD, the thermal station has been given a deadline up to December. For Jharli and Khedar too, deadlines have been extended till December 2021.
