NTPC provides Web access to environmental data from its 20 power stations to the Central Pollution Control Board

NTPC Ltd announced on Thursday that it has provided Web access to environmental data from its 20 power stations to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Mr S. P. Gautam, Chairman, CPCB, inaugurated the Web access of ambient air quality management data collected from 61 Automatic Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS) installed in NTPC stations in New Delhi.

The online real time data is updated on an hourly basis through wireless system. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC, Mr R. S. Sharma, said, “This is an important step towards NTPC's commitment to environment. Air quality management is essential for healthy existence of mankind and its management requires an integrated approach to consolidate technical, economic, physical and ecological aspects of air pollution.”

Meteorological stations have also been installed by NTPC in its power stations.These facilitate mathematical modelling to assess the impact of stack emission on Ground Level concentration (GLC) around the power plants. Better understanding of local and regional pollution sources is of prime introducing new technologies in the Indian power sector for higher efficiency and environmental gains.