Chandigarh: People dwelling in villages and cities close to Panipat Thermal Power station (PTPS) are going through the chance of creating respiratory points and problems arising out of contaminated crops attributable to soil pollution.
Nearly 137 lakh metric tonnes of fly ash remains to be saved in dykes. Authorities on the station have sought three years to clear the location.
All this got here to gentle in a report ready by a joint committee of the central air pollution management board (CPCB), the Haryana state air pollution management board (HSPCB) and the Panipat district administration. The committee was set as much as conduct a examine on the results of fly ash amassed on the plant.
The committee on Wednesday submitted its report back to National Green Tribunal (NGT) in compliance with the instructions issued by the physique in view of a grievance by Subhender Singh and gram panchayat of Jatal village of Panipat.
Subhender alleged that transportation of fly ash brought on air, water and floor air pollution. NGT had directed the committee to submit its report in September 2022, however the committee sought time for identification and assortment of samples. CPCB had employed Shri Ram Institute for assortment and testing of samples. Locations from the place samples had been collected included G D Goenka School, Jatal; polytechnic area hostel, Panipat; GMSS, Sutana; Atal Sewa Kendra, Sutana; Balika School, Jatal; and DAV School, Panipat.
According to the report, the resident and college students had been on the threat as air pattern outcomes had been discovered to be exceeding the National Ambient Air Quality Standards in any respect the places, with particulate matter (PM) focus ranging between 155-432 µg/m3 (towards the usual of 100 µg/m3) and air air pollution index (API) ranging between 66-275 µg/m3 (towards the requirements of 60 µg/m3). Excessive content material of zinc and nickel content material was present in soil samples.