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The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) on Tuesday sealed two “polluting” factories in Pataudi after they were found using coal as fuel.During a raid, a team of HSPCB officials found that the two units were using coal and mustard husk as fuel for a boiler with a capacity of 10 tonnes of steam per hour (TPH) each.

One THP means that the boiler can produce one tonne of steam per hour under standard operating conditions, an official said, adding that plumes of smoke from the chimneys of the units had been continuously discharging toxic pollutants into the atmosphare. The move comes after the board conducted raids following an Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) order for closure of all coal and other fuel-based industries in Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwadi, Greater Noida, Sonepat, Panipat till the morning of November 5. As per the EPCA order, no person  can establish or operate any industrial plant in any air pollution-controlled area without the consent of HSPCB.

 

Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon