Vedanta's mining plant in Goa can't operate sans environment clearance, rules NGT SECTIONS Last Updated: Mar 09, 2021, 02:40 PM IST Share Synopsis The tribunal said the plant has recommenced in the year 2019, such recommencement is required to be after the grant of EC even if the plant was initially started prior to the year 2006. ThinkStock Photos The National Green Tribunal has held that Vedanta's mining plant in Dharbandora area in Goa cannot operate without obtaining Environment Clearance (EC). A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the recommencement of the plant in 2019 can only be done after obtaining EC.