Six thermal plants within a 300km radius of Delhi, including three in Haryana, two in Punjab, and one in Uttar Pradesh, have been issued show-cause notices by the CAQM for failing to meet biomass-pellets usage requirements.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has found six thermal power plants (TPPs) within 300km of Delhi to be non-compliant with the use of biomass pellets/briquettes as co-firing fuel in 2024-25. The plants, located in Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh,...