The emissions from the massive clusters of coal mines and power plants in Thar will cause alarming levels of toxic depositions in the region and expose the local population to serious health risks, according to a Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) study. The study, titled ‘Air Quality, Health and Toxic Impacts of the Proposed Coal Mining and Power Cluster in Thar, Pakistan,’ was launched via a video conference organised by the Alliance for Climate Justice and Clean Energy on Friday. “What the study reveals is just [the tip of] a proverbial iceberg of misleading the public through data manoeuvring.”