Coimbatore farmers seek scientific study on impact of wind turbines on local climate
Farmers in Coimbatore are urging for a scientific study on the impact of wind turbines on local climate and rainfall patterns. They are skeptical of previous assurances from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board that wind turbines do not have an environmental impact. The farmers believe that the installation of wind turbines has altered weather patterns, leading to increased land surface temperatures and changes in rainfall.
- ▪The Coimbatore unit of Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam is calling for a scientific study on wind turbines' effects on local climate.
- ▪Farmers claim that wind turbines have increased land surface temperatures and affected rainfall patterns.
- ▪The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board previously stated that wind turbines do not cause environmental impact.
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Coimbatore unit of Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam has again called for a scientific study into the effects of wind turbines on rains in Southern Coimbatore.G. Ranganathan, Coimbatore district unit president of Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam, said they were not convinced by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board’s reply last year that wind turbines didn’t cause environmental impact.Over the years, promoters of wind farms have taken advantage of initiatives by the Centre, including concessional custom duty on certain components and raw materials used in making wind turbines, and graded waiver of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) charges till June 2028.
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