Ironically, the power plant will automatically wind up operation in March, 2021 for being 50 years old as per the norms set by Central Electricity Authority.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/odishas-talcher-thermal-power-station-faces-pollution-control-boards-heat-amid-expansion-worry
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-bhubaneswar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-pollution-control-board-cpcb
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-thermal-power-corporation-ntpc
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-security
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment