Five villagers and a worker at the site owned by Reliance Power were swept up in a flow of fly ash which travelled at least six kilometres, swallowing up whole agricultural fields along the way.
Fly ash is a powdery byproduct of burning pulverised coal. The reservoir is the only source of drinking water for the people of Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts, and the entire water has been contaminated, making it unfit for consumption.
As a tradition, the celebration would have seen all its 20 power plants across the country , including the Unchahar power project, getting all their units lit up and working to full capacity. The government has drawn up contingency plan for coal based power plants at Anpara, Rihand, Singrauli and Vindhyachal. Mahan's Unit-I began commercial operations in April but had to suspend operations because of non-availability of coal.
National Green Tribunal has taken the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to task for acute air and water pollution in Singrauli. Five more mega power projects of 4, MW capacity each are planned to be set up in the country, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. Fuel stockpiles at thermal power stations hit a new low at 7. Have you read these stories? ET NOW. Brand Solutions. Video series featuring innovators. ET Financial Inclusion Summit.
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This power station was set up in Water supply for the purpose is drawn from the Rihand reservoir. Several States like U. Please wait while page is loading Site Search. Toggle navigation.
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