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Coal Pollution
August 31 , 2025
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- The report titled "Regulating Coal Operations: Environmental and Social Impacts through the Lens of the National Green Tribunal" was released by the non-profit organization Vikalpa.
- Coal accounted for 73 percent of India’s total power generation in 2022-23.
- It is expected to remain around 50 percent of power generation by 2031-32.
- Coal mining and thermal power plants cause air, water, and noise pollution as well as land degradation.
- Dust pollution from coal transportation in coal-bearing areas increased PM10 levels to 460 micrograms per cubic meter.
- It is five times higher than the acceptable limit.
- In Tamil Nadu’s Ennore area, fly ash clogged rivers, canals, and floodplains, causing waterlogging and flood risk.
- Toxic elements present in fly ash have raised the risks of silicosis, cancer, and neurological diseases.
- Heavy metals such as cadmium and lead found near the Ennore thermal plant caused high cancer risks in children and adults.
- Many coal plants, including those in Ennore, manipulated emission data and violated pollution control regulations.
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