This new report released by Greenpeace has found that large clusters of coal fired power plants proposed in Vidarbha may bring down the future availability of water in the Wardha river by 40% and affect irrigation for about 1 lakh hectares of farmland in the future.

In the backdrop of a drought looming over the country, a new report released by Greenpeace has found that large clusters of coal fired power plants proposed in Vidarbha may bring down the future availability of water in the Wardha river by 40% and affect irrigation for about 1 lakh hectares of farmland in the future. The report based on an IIT-Delhi study commissioned by Greenpeace on the Wardha basin for assessing the impacts of coal power plants was released and discussed in a roundtable held at New Delhi where experts on water and energy policy, environment and farmers from Vidarbha participated and shared their views on the issue.

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