Ennore plants turn a blind eye to air pollution norms

Study by Save Ennore Creek Campaign urges state govt to hold TNPCB accountable, take action and implement airshed management plan

- SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @ Chennai

A new report by the Save Ennore Creek Campaign on Wednesday has revealed that Ennore's thermal power plants violated air pollution norms or failed to provide valid data for nearly 49% of the time during the winter season (November 2024 - January 2025), exacerbating health risks for local communities and raising questions about the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's (TNPCB) regulatory response.

The analysis, titled 'Breathless in Ennore', studied publicly available real-time stack emission data of three major thermal plants — North Chennai Thermal Power Station Stage I (NCTPS I), Stage II (NCTPS II), and NTECL Vallur, sourced from TNPCB's CARE Air Centre (CAC).