CPCB notice to BPCL for failing to install vapour recovery systems
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued a show cause notice to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for failing to install vapour recovery systems at 28 of its storage terminals to capture carcinogenic benzene emissions and other volatile compounds.
PTI reached out to the BPCL for a comment but could not get one immediately.
The notice, issued on September 4, said an environmental compensation of Rs 1 crore could be imposed if the BPCL fails to provide a satisfactory response by September 19.
On September 18, 2020, the CPCB directed the BPCL to install vapour recovery systems at petrol pumps selling more than 100 kilolitres of fuel per minute (KLPM) in cities with over one million residents, and at pumps selling more than 300 KLPM in cities with populations between one lakh and 10 lakh, as well as at storage terminals.
In December 2021, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the CPCB to take appropriate action against petroleum outlets and depots that faile