Lok Sabha Question No. 4025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Pollution from Fly Ash
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4025

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## Pollution from Fly Ash

## 4025.   SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  certain  thermal  power  plants  are  not utilizing  the  fly  ash  and  improper  disposal  of  such  fly  ash  is  leading  to  air pollution;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra; and
- (c) the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)&  (b)  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  fly  ash  utilization  by  Thermal  Power  Plants  (TPP) during the FY 2018-19 and 2019-20 including Maharashtra is enclosed at Annexure-1 .The TPPs which cannot utilize 100% fly ash in time, dispose the fly ash in designated emergency ash pond. TPPs are mandated to put in place adequate air pollution control measures which inter-alia include wet slurry disposal, water sprinkling to prevent and control air pollution due to fly ash disposal.

(c)  The MoEF&CC issued a fly ash notification on 14.09.1999 for 100% utilization of fly ash generated from Thermal Power Plants. In order to achieve 100% utilization, the Principal Notification  was  amended  in  2003,  2009  and  2016.  The  MoEF&CC  issued  guidelines  for disposal/utilisation of fly ash in reclamation of low lying areas and in backfilling / stowing of abandoned mines in environmentally sound manner on 28.08.2019.

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## ANNEXURE - I

## State-wise list of Thermal Power Plants which could not achieve 100% fly ash utilization during the Financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20

|   Sl. No. | Name                                              | State          |   Capacity 2018-19 (MW) |   % Ash Utilization in 2018-19 |   Capacity 2019-20 (MW) | % Ash Utilization in 2019-20   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Vijaywada, APPGCL, Dr. NTTPS                      | Andhra Pradesh |                    1760 |                         103.9  |                    1760 | 98.70                          |
|         2 | Rayalseema, APPGCL                                | Andhra Pradesh |                    1650 |                          84.06 |                    1650 | 86.40                          |
|         3 | Simhapuri TPS                                     | Andhra Pradesh |                     600 |                         100    |                     600 | Non- operational               |
|         4 | Thamminapatnam, Meenakshi Energy Pvt. Ltd.        | Andhra Pradesh |                     300 |                         621.81 |                     300 | Non- operational               |
|         5 | DamodaranSanjeeviah TPS                           | Andhra Pradesh |                    1600 |                          65.31 |                    1600 | 51.41                          |
|         6 | Sembcorp Eenrgy India Ltd. (Sembcorp Gayatri TPP) | Andhra Pradesh |                    1320 |                          69.05 |                    1320 | 50.47                          |
|         7 | M/s. Sembcorp Energy India Limited, Painampuram   | Andhra Pradesh |                    1320 |                          75.33 |                    1320 | 79.17                          |
|         8 | Vizag TPP, Hinduja NPCL                           | Andhra Pradesh |                    1040 |                         256.55 |                    1040 | 44.23                          |
|         9 | Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project, NTPC            | Assam          |                     500 |                          30.76 |                     750 | 45.39                          |
|        10 | Kahalgaon, NTPC                                   | Bihar          |                    2340 |                          48.36 |                    2340 | 76.53                          |
|        11 | Muzaffarpur, NTPC                                 | Bihar          |                     610 |                          40.56 |                     610 | 75.68                          |
|        12 | Barh, NTPC                                        | Bihar          |                    1320 |                          50.07 |                    1320 | 67.01                          |
|        13 | Nabi Nagar TPS, BRBCL                             | Bihar          |                     750 |                          34.42 |                     750 | 49.82                          |

|   14. | Nabi Nagar Power G.C.                    | Bihar        |    0 |      - |   660 |   51.09 |
|-------|------------------------------------------|--------------|------|--------|-------|---------|
|    15 | Barauni TPS, NTPC                        | Bihar        |  720 |  15    |   720 |   18    |
|    16 | Hasdeo Thermal Power Station, Korba West | Chhattisgarh | 1340 |  50.72 |  1340 |  100.06 |
|    17 | Korba, NTPC                              | Chhattisgarh | 2600 |  51.09 |  2600 |   67.01 |
|    18 | Korba, EAST CSPGCL                       | Chhattisgarh |  240 | 108.85 |   240 |   64.8  |
|    19 | Marwa , CSPGCL                           | Chhattisgarh | 1000 |  24.99 |  1000 |   59.35 |
|    20 | Sipat, NTPC                              | Chhattisgarh | 2980 |  49.54 |  2980 |   49.1  |
|    21 | Lara STPP, NTPC                          | Chhattisgarh |  800 | 100    |   800 |    0.29 |
|    22 | LancoAmarkantak                          | Chhattisgarh |  600 |  50.05 |   600 |   68.11 |
|    23 | Kasaipalli, ACB                          | Chhattisgarh |  270 | 100    |   270 |   96.51 |
|    24 | D B Power Ltd.                           | Chhattisgarh | 1200 |  72.49 |  1200 |   83.81 |
|    25 | Akaltara, Mahanadi Power                 | Chhattisgarh | 1800 |  91.02 |  1800 |  108.54 |
|    26 | Uchpinda, RKM Power                      | Chhattisgarh | 1080 |  90.54 |  1440 |   95.34 |
|    27 | Raipur Energen (GMR) Adani               | Chhattisgarh | 1370 |  91.2  |  1370 |  100.16 |
|    28 | Maruti Clean Coal & Power Ltd.           | Chhattisgarh |  300 | 100    |   300 |   97.44 |
|    29 | SCPL Ratija, Spectrum Coal & Power       | Chhattisgarh |  100 |  99.37 |   100 |   96.59 |
|    30 | Nawapara TPS, TRN Energy                 | Chhattisgarh |  600 |  74.25 |   600 |   67.89 |
|    31 | Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee TPS, Korba    | Chhattisgarh |  500 |  32.81 |   500 |   34.01 |
|    32 | SKS Ispat, Binjkote TPS                  | Chhattisgarh |  600 |  90.91 |   600 |  100    |

|   33. | Gandhinagar, GSPCL                     | Gujarat   |    630 | 258.08           |    630 |   456.51 |
|-------|----------------------------------------|-----------|--------|------------------|--------|----------|
|    34 | Ukai, GSPCL                            | Gujarat   | 1110   | 82.41            | 1110   |    85.34 |
|    35 | Wanakbori, GSPCL                       | Gujarat   | 1470   | 93.10            | 2270   |   112.92 |
|    36 | Sabarmati TPP, Torrent                 | Gujarat   |  362   | 100.00           |  362   |   135.66 |
|    37 | GSECL, Bhavnagar TPP                   | Gujarat   |  500   | 87.33            |  500   |    96.52 |
|    38 | OPG Power Gujarat Ltd, Bhadreshwar VPL | Gujarat   |  300   | 99.12            |  300   |    80.05 |
|    39 | Mundra, Tata Power, Coastal            | Gujarat   | 4150   | 93.89            | 4150   |   112.76 |
|    40 | Rajeev Gandhi TPS, Hissar              | Haryana   | 1200   | 60.89            | 1200   |   106.96 |
|    41 | Bokaro A & B, DVC                      | Jharkhand |  710   | 39.48            |  710   |   156.64 |
|    42 | Tenughat Thermal Power Station         | Jharkhand |  420   | 130.61           |  420   |    66.02 |
|    43 | Chandrapura, DVC                       | Jharkhand |  630   | 97.42            |  630   |    97.68 |
|    44 | Koderma, DVC                           | Jharkhand | 1000   | 99.32            | 1000   |    92.07 |
|    45 | Mahadeo Prasad STPP, Adhunik Power     | Jharkhand |  540   | 85.00            |  540   |    97.77 |
|    46 | JOJOBERA T.P.CO.                       | Jharkhand |  427.5 | 87.93            |  427.5 |   128.35 |
|    47 | Raichur, KPCL                          | Karnataka | 1720   | 70.15            | 1720   |    81.71 |
|    48 | Bellari, KPCL                          | Karnataka | 1700   | 147.40           | 1700   |    72.17 |
|    49 | NTPC Kudgi                             | Karnataka | 2400   | 64.65            | 2400   |   100.45 |
|    50 | Yermarus TPP                           | Karnataka | 1600   | Non- operational | 1600   |     8.37 |
|    51 | Amarkantak, MPPGCL                     | M.P       |  210   | 66.42            |  210   |   100.84 |
|    52 | Birsingpur, MPPGCL, Sanjay Gandhi TPS  | M.P       | 1340   | 71.96            | 1340   |    99.59 |
|    53 | Satpura, MPPGCL                        | M.P       | 1330   | 30.43            | 1330   |    63.72 |

|   54. | Vindhyachal, NTPC                | M.P         |   4760 | 32.12   |   4760 |   32.07 |
|-------|----------------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
|    55 | Gadarwara STPP, NTPC             | M.P         |    800 | -       |    800 |    0.54 |
|    56 | Khargone STPS, NTPC              | M.P         |      0 | -       |    660 |    6.64 |
|    57 | Sasan, RPL                       | M.P         |   3960 | 29.68   |   3960 |   52.37 |
|    58 | Mahan, Essar Power MP            | M.P         |   1200 | 86.42   |   1200 |   78.79 |
|    59 | Bina, J P Power                  | M.P         |    500 | 87.99   |    500 |   87.15 |
|    60 | SHREE SINGAJI MPPGCL             | M.P         |   1860 | 12.17   |   2520 |   18.19 |
|    61 | Nigrie, J P Associates           | M.P         |   1320 | 88.62   |   1320 |  109.57 |
|    62 | JhabuaSeioni TPS                 | M.P         |    600 | 70.24   |    600 |   83.13 |
|    63 | Trombay, Tata Power              | Maharashtra |    750 | 100.00  |    750 |   98.97 |
|    64 | Khaperkheda, Mahagenco           | Maharashtra |   1340 | 28.48   |   1340 |   55.96 |
|    65 | Koradi , Mahagenco               | Maharashtra |   2400 | 29.19   |   2400 |   42.56 |
|    66 | Bhusawal, Mahagenco              | Maharashtra |   1210 | 95.44   |   1210 |  101.12 |
|    67 | Chandrapur Super TPS, Chandrapur | Maharashtra |   2920 | 24.35   |   2920 |   21.75 |
|    68 | Paras, Mahagenco                 | Maharashtra |    500 | 68.76   |    500 |  112.43 |
|    69 | Sai Wardha, Warora               | Maharashtra |    540 | 104.17  |    540 |   34.76 |
|    70 | JSW Ratnagiri, Nandiwade         | Maharashtra |   1200 | 100.53  |   1200 |   99.49 |
|    71 | Mouda, NTPC                      | Maharashtra |   2320 | 90.21   |   2320 |  100.61 |
|    72 | Tirora, Adani Power              | Maharashtra |   3300 | 84.45   |   3300 |   90.87 |
|    73 | TalcherKaniha, NTPC              | Odisha      |   3000 | 50.19   |   3000 |   67.28 |
|    74 | IB Valley, Jharsuguda (U-1,2)    | Odisha      |    420 | 33.86   |    420 |   66.5  |

|   75. | IB Valley, Jharsuguda (U-3,4)           | Odisha    |    0 |      - |   1320 |   17.34 |
|-------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|------|--------|--------|---------|
|    76 | Derang , JIPL                           | Odisha    | 1200 |  68.99 |   1200 |   65.97 |
|    77 | Ropar PPCL, Guru Gobind Singh TPS       | Punjab    |  840 | 313.62 |    840 |  428.06 |
|    78 | LehraMohabbat,PPCL                      | Punjab    |  920 |  86.32 |    920 |  114.88 |
|    79 | Rajpura, Nabha Power                    | Punjab    | 1400 |  90.7  |   1400 |  139.69 |
|    80 | Goindwal Sahib, GVK Power               | Punjab    |  540 | 100    |    540 |   79.65 |
|    81 | Kota TPS, RRVUNL                        | Rajasthan | 1240 | 100.03 |   1240 |   84.62 |
|    82 | Chhabra TPS, RRVUNL                     | Rajasthan | 1000 | 104.14 |   1000 |   81.3  |
|    83 | Chhabra SCTPP, RRVUNL                   | Rajasthan |  660 | 100    |   1320 |   33.5  |
|    84 | North-Chennai, Tangedco, NCTPS          | Tamilnadu |  630 |  66.16 |    630 |  121.55 |
|    85 | North-Chennai, Tangedco, Stage -II      | Tamilnadu | 1200 | 103.7  |   1200 |   97.31 |
|    86 | Mettur TPS                              | Tamilnadu |  840 |  81.72 |    840 |  104.05 |
|    87 | MetturExtn. Tangedco                    | Tamilnadu |  600 |  94.49 |    600 |   90.21 |
|    88 | Neyveli Lignite, NLC TPS-1              | Tamilnadu |  500 |  66.34 |    500 |   61.41 |
|    89 | Vallur, NTPC                            | Tamilnadu | 1500 |  67.53 |   1500 |  121.02 |
|    90 | Mutiara, Coastal Energy                 | Tamilnadu | 1200 | 100.26 |   1200 |   99.98 |
|    91 | IL&FS TPP, Cuddalore                    | Tamilnadu | 1200 |  99.22 |   1200 |  102.73 |
|    92 | Kothagudem O&M TPS, TSGENCO (1-4 stage) | Telangana |  720 |  41.42 |    720 |   34.43 |
|    93 | Kothagudem V Stage TPS, TSGENCO         | Telangana |  500 |  19.24 |    500 |  112.63 |

|   94. | Kothagudem VI Stage TPS, TSGENCO   | Telangana     |   500 |   105.34 |   500 |   100.00 |
|-------|------------------------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|----------|
|    95 | SINGARENI TPP                      | Telangana     |  1200 |   102.71 |  1200 |    98.9  |
|    96 | Kakatiya. TSGENCO                  | Telangana     |  1100 |   101.33 |  1100 |    94.31 |
|    97 | Singrauli, NTPC                    | Uttar Pradesh |  2000 |    35.21 |  2000 |    39.24 |
|    98 | Anpara A, B & D, UPVUNL            | Uttar Pradesh |  2630 |     5.29 |  2630 |     3.9  |
|    99 | Rihand, NTPC                       | Uttar Pradesh |  3000 |    37.1  |  3000 |    43.18 |
|   100 | Unchahar, NTPC                     | Uttar Pradesh |  1550 |   117.98 |  1550 |    90.37 |
|   101 | Paricha, UPVUNL                    | Uttar Pradesh |  1140 |    72.2  |  1140 |   100.44 |
|   102 | Obra B, UPVUNL                     | Uttar Pradesh |  1000 |    11.59 |  1000 |     7.94 |
|   103 | Harduaganj, UPVUNL                 | Uttar Pradesh |   610 |    96.64 |   610 |    97.87 |
|   104 | Anpara C, Lanco Power              | Uttar Pradesh |  1200 |    22.03 |  1200 |    22.71 |
|   105 | Prayagraj Power Generation C, Ltd  | Uttar Pradesh |  1980 |    73.15 |  1980 |    90.13 |
|   106 | NTPC Meja, MUNL                    | Uttar Pradesh |   660 |     0.22 |   660 |     0.02 |
|   107 | Farakka, NTPC                      | West Bengal   |  2100 |    79.03 |  2100 |   128.61 |
|   108 | Mezia, DVC                         | West Bengal   |  2340 |    73.9  |  2340 |    70.09 |
|   109 | Durgapur Steel TPS, DVC            | West Bengal   |  1000 |    73.48 |  1000 |    65.72 |
|   110 | Durgapur TPS, DVC                  | West Bengal   |   210 |     7.66 |   210 |     7.95 |
|   111 | Raghunathpur, DVC                  | West Bengal   |  1200 |     9.76 |  1200 |    12.89 |
|   112 | Durgapur Projects Ltd.             | West Bengal   |   550 |    87.29 |   550 |    92.23 |

|   113. | Santaldih, WBPDCL   | West Bengal   |   500 |   101.25 |   500 |   100.31 |
|--------|---------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|----------|
|    114 | Sagardighi, WBPDCL  | West Bengal   |  1600 |   186.76 |  1600 |    74.19 |
|    115 | Bakreshwar, WBPDCL  | West Bengal   |  1050 |   116.98 |  1050 |    96.98 |
|    116 | Bandel, WBPDCL      | West Bengal   |   335 |    89.23 |   335 |   101.83 |