Telegraph (India): The current power crisis in the state may trigger off a graver environmental crisis in the not too distant future. With the state reeling under hours of power cuts daily, the government has no option but to ramp up electricity production. The gestation period for hydel power plants at eight years is more than double that of thermal power plants. Hence, thermal power is the government’s choice. But it is also a primary cause for climate change. “Every unit of thermal power generated …