Coal use will be prohibited in Delhi-NCR beginning in January 2023

NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on June 3, issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic, and other miscellaneous applications in the entire Delhi-NCR region from January 1. The use of low-sulfur coal in thermal power plants, on the other hand, is exempt from the restriction.

The CAQM said that the ban on the use of coal will come in force with effect in areas having PNG infrastructure and supply from October 1, this year and in areas where the PNG supply is still not available from January 1, 2023. The panel had earlier invited suggestions from the general public and experts in the field in an attempt to find permanent solutions to the problem of air pollution in Delhi-NCR. It had received a large number of suggestions on banning the coal.