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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has acknowledged lapses in environmental compliance by certain industrial units in Singrauli, a district in Madhya Pradesh known for its dense concentration of coal-based and heavy industries.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh confirmed that at least one industrial unit in the region had failed to meet mandated environmental standards during inspection.

Accordingly, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) inspected three units in Singrauli under the Online Continuous Effluent/Emission Monitoring System (OCEMS). While two of...