New Delhi: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has not conducted full stack-emission monitoring for any thermal power plant (TPP) within a 300-km radius of Delhi in the past 10 years, according to an RTI reply.

Stack-emission monitoring refers to the measurement and analysis of pollutants released from industrial chimneys to verify air pollution levels and compliance with environmental norms.

The government had introduced rules in 2015 mandating all TPPs to regularly check and report their emissions. This includes detailed stack-emission monitoring.

However, the RTI reply has revealed that the CPCB has not conducted full stack monitoring for any coal-based thermal power plant within 300 km of the national capital in the last 10 years, even though these plants release signif

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