Inspite of considerable environmental issues, thermal power contributes 70% towards power generation in the country. Why? What values are affected by it?
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Inspite of considerable environmental issues, thermal power's contribution is the highest. It is due to the fact that India has large amounts of coal reserves, setting up cost of a thermal power station is low and also the gestation period is small. The value affected is total disregard towards environment protection and conservation.
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