Coal-fired brick kilns cannot be allowed to operate in NCR during severe pollution: NGT

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Coal-fired brick kilns cannot be allowed to operate in the NCR even if zig-zag technology is used and improved procedures are followed during 'severe' pollution, the National Green Tribunal has said. Unless there is a change to a cleaner fuel (PNG), brick kilns beyond the number specified cannot be allowed in the NCR, the green panel said. It said that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has found that there is no assimilative capacity during the period air quality is ?severe? and only during months of March to June, there is a limited capacity.