NGT Orders Thermal Power Plants at Aurangabad's Nabinagar to Comply With Environmental Laws
The Statesman|December 31, 2024
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered two thermal power plants at Nabinagar in Bihar's Aurangabad to rectify minor non-observance of environmental laws.
NGT Orders Thermal Power Plants at Aurangabad's Nabinagar to Comply With Environmental Laws

The green tribunal registered an original application based on a letter petition sent by Vijay Kumar Singh, alias Dablu Singh, a resident of Aurangabad.

The complainant stated that the fuel used for electricity generation in two thermal power plants of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) comprised a waste material, black filter dust and rejected coal, causing air pollution and health hazards for local people.

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