Center Formulates 3-Month Action Plan To Combat Pollution In NCR

14 April, New Delhi

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has said that a three-month action plan has been formulated to combat pollution in the National Capital Region.

Talking to media after a meeting of Ministers and officials of National Capital Region New Delhi, Javadekar said, National Thermal Power Corporation, NTPC, has decided to convert Units IV and V of Badarpur Plant with retro-fitting which will reduce emission load from two-third to one-third.

He said, NTPC has also decided to phase out Units I, II and III in a time-bound manner.

The Minister said that the Centre is forming rules for handling construction and demolition waste. He also announced that New Delhi Municipal Corporation, NDMC, is coming out with the first plant for plasma gasification in Asia. This facility will treat polluting material and convert it into gas.