Close units not shifting to piped natural gas: CPCB

Mukesh Tandon

Tribune News Service

Panipat, July 11

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed state boards in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan to close all air polluting industries in 23 NCR districts where piped natural gas (PNG) was available, but units had not shifted operations to it.

According to the CPCB order, air polluting industries in 23 districts had been discharging pollutants, posing a threat to air quality in Delhi and the NCR.

The CPCB had sought a status report on the conversion to PNG in the NCR. It observed that in spite of availability of PNG, industries had not switched operations.

Following receipt of reports, the CPCB chairman directed state boards to issue closure order on all industrial units in the NCR where PNG supply was available and the industry had not shifted to it.

Advance deadline for energy plant: NGT

New Delhi: The NGT has directed the state to install a waste-to-energy plant in the Rohtak cluster before December 2021, calling the proposed timeline leisurely.

The NGTsaid such leisurely timeline was in conflict with rules. “We direct the Chief Secretary to take steps so that the timeline of December 2021 is advanced. The Chief Secretary may indicate progress in this regard in the next report to be furnished to this tribunal,” it said. — PTI