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According to a February 2012 report in The Times of India, the Pollution Control Board (PCB) of Andhra Pradesh issued notices to [[NTPC]] for violating pollution limits and ordered the company to set aside Rs 3 crore as bank guarantee toward welfare measures for the affected people. According to PCB officials, the company was dumping fly ash on nearby areas and also letting it mix into sea water, thereby polluting local fisheries. Repeated protests by citizens brought the problem to public attention. PCB has set up a regional task for for the north coastal and both Godavari districts to monitor pollution.<Ref>[http://bit.ly/wH2aFJ "PCB notice to Simhadri power plant,"] The Times of Inida, February 29, 2012</ref>
In June 2012, it was reported that more than 10 fishermen and others were injured during a protest near the Simhadri Power Station as fishermen the group staged a demonstration against pollution caused by the thermal station , while seeking retribution settlements. The Hindu reported that "The demonstration turned violent as the fishermen started throwing stones at the Central Industrial Security Force personnel, according to sources. Then, the CISF opened several rounds of fire in the air to quell the mob at the project site. Fishermen from the nearby villages tried to stall pipeline-laying work for the seawater pump house project for second phase of NTPC Simhadri thermal project."<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/fishermen-protest-near-ntpcsimhadri-thermal-station-turns-violent/article3581485.ece "Fishermen protest near NTPC-Simhadri thermal station turns violent"] Business Line, June 28, 2012.</ref>
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