"To reason that sulphur dioxide emissions are of nary interest to nationalist wellness successful India is ridiculous -- particularly astatine a clip erstwhile the consequences of contamination are truthful visibly evident crossed India's cities," Ramesh said. (File photo)
Congress person and erstwhile Union situation curate Jairam Ramesh connected Friday said sulphur dioxide emissions from powerfulness plants contributed importantly to aerial contamination and immoderate statement suggesting that specified emissions were of nary interest to nationalist wellness successful India was ridiculous.
His remarks came implicit a media report, which claimed the NITI Aayog had projected halting the fitting of instrumentality to chopped sulphur emissions astatine coal-fired powerfulness plants.
However, determination was nary authoritative connection from the NITI Aayog.
In a station connected X, Ramesh said India was the world’s largest emitter of sulphur dioxide and these emissions from powerfulness plants contributed importantly to aerial pollution.
“A determination had been taken earlier that the powerfulness plants indispensable instal fluoride state desulpharisers. First, a deadline of 2017 was fixed. This was aboriginal extended to 2026. Now it appears that the all-knowing NITI Aayog wants the deadline scrapped altogether,” the Congress wide caput in-charge communications said.
“To reason that sulphur dioxide emissions are of nary interest to nationalist wellness successful India is ridiculous — particularly astatine a clip erstwhile the consequences of contamination are truthful visibly evident crossed India’s cities,” Ramesh said.