Nagpur: Buddhe Leena City is among a group of Indians who stood outside the office of the Minister of Environment Union Bhupendra Yadav on Friday morning.
Their single goal is to attract the attention of the minister to the increase in health diseases caused by severe air pollution from coal power plants.
Toi has reported how Nagpur faces the burden of toxic emissions, surrounded by thermal power plants.
The emission level of local power plants has been found much higher than the limits permitted for different pollutants.
Highlighting that many households in cities such as Nagpur and Chandrapur are forced to breathe toxic air due to pollution from plants, said Buddhe, “a local doctor has confirmed that there has been a stable increase in the number of children suffering from respiratory problems that live around around This plant.
As a mother, we cannot secretly watch this.
We want ministers to promise us that there will be actions taken against flouuting norms and strict rules will be carried out in all state power plants.
“As reported by This paper, all coal-fired power plants are asked to apply strict emissions control norms in 2015.
Most of the plants continue to ignore mandated guidelines.
The main electricity generation includes those in the Koradi, Khaparkheda and Chandrapur have not installed the necessary pollution control technology.
Mother’s group, which stands peacefully holding placards, also initiating online petitions – #noxtertiStopolluters – In August this year which has so far become more than 1,000 women from various cities.
Talking about how every mother in the country is worried about the increase in air pollution that endangers the health of children, Shangeraru Frosh Gurgaon, who is the mother of two people, said, “a report released by the Center for Research and Clean Air (Crea) in March of the year It states that pollution, after being emitted from power plants, moving in distance and dangerous emissions from 12 power plants located in and around the Delhi-NCR area produces 218 deaths every year in Delhi.
The same report states that the operation of power plants in Delhi -NCR Under Pollution Control Steps In 2015, the emission standard notification will negate more than 4,700 premature births, around 7,700 visits of the Asthma emergency room, and around 3,000 COPD cases in 2018.
“Mother’s group also emphasizes that someone needs to understand that this is not just a matter of North Indian but the problem throughout country.
“Children who come from a weaker economic part are the worst blows when their families have finally become burdened by the high cost of care and medicines needed for respiratory problems,” Frosh added.
Delhi Mother Bhavreen Kandthari explained that several reports stated that it was in December 2015 that the Ministry of Environment The Union proposed to bring more stringent emissions for coal-based power plants.
“When the winter season is located, air pollution will soon be at its peak and the most obvious solution for the government is to regulate the emissions of thermal power plants as notified in 2015.
Time and again the power plant lobby has managed to show possible by obtaining extensions, dilutions and punishment Strengthen for the past four years and continue to escape with their pollution, “Kandhari said.
Actors and filmmakers Nandita Das stated that the need for hours was to encourage power plants to reduce air pollution.
“Studies conducted by scientists in India have found that areas with poor air quality and higher particle emissions (PM) 2.5 are more likely to have Covid-19 infection and related deaths,” he added.