Activists disrupt hearing on Tata Power’s fuel switch plan

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Submitted by daya on Wed, 2013-01-16 14:51

The company plans to switch from gas to coal to fuel its 500 MW unit in Trombay

The public hearing called by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board on Monday to discuss the environmental impact of Tata Power Company’s plan to switch from gas to coal to fuel its 500 MW unit in the Trombay Thermal Power Station was disrupted by activists of all the major political parties in the State. The officials wrapped up the hearing, claiming it was impossible to conduct the proceedings.

thesaurus: 
Maharashtra
Trombay TPS
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Public Hearing
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Rashtriya Chemicals And Fertilisers (RCF)
Ash
Air Pollution
Industrial Pollution
Environment
Main Topic: 
Environment
Author: 
Alok Deshpande
state: 
Maharashtra
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
IGF
CEI
External URL: 
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/activists-disrupt-hearing-on-tata-powers-fuel-switch-plan/article4310957.ece
Publication Date: 
16/01/2013