ROHTAK, Oct. 17 -- Six coal-based thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas were found non-compliant with mandatory biomass co-firing targets for 2024-25 and recommended for environmental compensation, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

In its reply filed before the NGT on October 6, the CPCB said a committee constituted by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) reviewed the performance of 11 thermal power plants and identified six as non-compliant with the prescribed biomass co-firing requirements. The committee subsequently recommended environmental compensation for all six plants under the Environment (Utilisation of Crop Residue by Thermal Power Plants) Rules, 2023...