Nagpur: In the great assistance to Nadanon people, the Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) has directed the Khaparkheda thermal power plant to immediately stop throwing away and removing poisonous gray porridge in the ash pool of the village.
Important steps were taken after the Minister of Environment of the Environment Aaditya Thackeray seriously recorded pollution from the Coradise and Khaparkheda plants.
He even stated that the environment and the State Energy Department came with detailed mitigation plans.
This development came ahead of the visit by officials from the Union Ministry of Environment which on Friday will conduct regional inspections near the power plant, following the complaints submitted by Leena Buddhe from a sustainable water development center.
On December 24 last year, TOI was the first to report how a dangerous ash and water mixture, came out of a 16 km old pipe, was being dismissed in a large pool, right in the middle of the agricultural field in Nandgaon.
Not only the environment, the lives of villagers at risk like Fly Ash poison their ground water, standing planting and air.
Pond ash dug in a large 750 hectare area.
After repeated complaints from villagers and members of Zilla Parishad, regional officials MPCB (Nagpur), Kare issued a notification to the Khaparkeda Factory Chief Engineer, which stated that the porridge ash dispersions to Nandgaon without permission and the air produced water and air.
Pollution around it, whose number violates various environmental norms.
The notification was added, “After receiving various complaints, the official board checked the pool of Abu Nadanon and verified the disposal of ash porridge without providing pollution control settings.” The board further directs the power plant to stop the drain of ash immediately and obey the norm of the use of flying ash.
The Board also warns that if there is a failure to comply with direction, the board will have “no choice but to issue appropriate legal actions.” Speaking of this problem, Thackeray stated that he personally received several complaints from the region.
“Security and security of citizens is our main concern and if there is a number of pollution that affects them, we will ensure the earliest reduction.
Through a consecutive review meeting with MPCB, Mahagenco, representatives of the Minister of State and the researchers, we identify and limit more pollution Continue from affecting the local population around Nandgaon, “said Minister.
Adding that the Department of Environment and Energy of the State Government came up with a detailed mitigation plan, Thackeray said, “The idea is to ensure proper control of air and water pollution around coal power plants in Koradi and Khapedkheda in Nagpur Regency.
Mitigation plans will be implemented more Continue around other thermal police stations in Maharashtra.
“In accordance with the information provided, Thackeray is scheduled to visit Nagpur immediately and will make a site visit from both power plants to assess pollution problems.
Buddhecian, who has helped locals in filing complaints and created consciousness, said, “All ash fly disposal projects must be removed and land must be submitted back to the villagers.
Mahagenco’s commercial interest needs to ride the back seat now.
We will supervise the land and continue to report reality Land to the Minister of Environment and MPCB.
“CFSD, together with Manthan Adhyayan Kendra and Asar, recently conducted a detailed report on how coal power plants had an impact on the environment and public health.
The day before the center inspection, the power plant was told to stop throwing fly ash
