Team Herald
PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) had opined to MoEF&CC that the particulate source apportionment study of air quality in Vasco, through IIT Bombay was a must before considering the coal expansion project proposed by SWPL at MPT for environment clearance (EC).
“We have already written to the Ministry detailing all the violations by SWPL. The particulate source apportionment study will commence this month. The study is very important before deciding on coal expansion,” a senior GSPCB official said, adding that the study will ascertain the cause of pollution in the town.

