indiaUpdated: Jun 22, 2020 22:53 ISTThe Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) imposing a penalty of Rs 18 lakh on National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Dadri plant. The country’s largest power producing utility was found to be non-compliant with the new emission norms introduced by the Centre in 2015 and was directed to deposit this penalty every month beginning June, 2020. On a reading of the May 8 CPCB order, there is no mention of the MC Mehta case proceedings pending in the apex court. However, its decision has been guided by the timelines set by the Ministry of Power directing thermal power plants situated within a 300-kilometre radius of Delhi to comply with the revised norms by December 31, 2019. The CPCB had worked out the penalty figure of Rs 18 lakh based on Dadri project’s non-compliance beginning January 1, 2020.

Source: Hindustan Times June 22, 2020 17:24 UTC