Delhi-NCR ban on use of coal from next year, CAQM issues directive

New delhi date. 08 June 2022, Wednesday

The Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued directives banning the use of coal for industrial, domestic and various other uses in the entire Delhi-NCR region from 1 January 2023. However, in thermal power plants

The use of low-sulfur coal has been exempted.

In a decree issued on June 3, CAQM said that the ban on the use of coal would be effective from October 1 in areas with PNG infrastructure and supply from January 1, 2023 in areas where PNG supply is not available. The panel said that the use of coal as a complete fuel will be banned on January 1, 2023.

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