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NGT stays green nod for NTPC’s Karimnagar plant Updated: Updated: Environmental Clearance put on hold for seven months, bench calls for fresh appraisal. Share Article AAA The NTPC Super Thermal Power project at Ramagundam in Karimnagar District of Andhra Pradesh   | Photo Credit: P_V_SIVAKUMAR Environmental Clearance put on hold for seven months, bench calls for fresh appraisal. The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has put in abeyance the Environment Clearance (EC) granted to the 2x800 MW thermal power plant of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Karimnagar distri...

No loss of green cover due to Central Vista Redevelopment Project, says Union Government The Supreme Court had in January given its nod to the project in a 2:1 majority verdict while insisting that the clearance of the Heritage Conservation Committee will be mandatory. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: There is no loss of green cover due to the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, the government told Parliament on Monday, saying it will instead enhance the greenery by 5.4 acres in the area for public use. Responding to a query in Rajya Sabha, Union Environment Minister Pr...

‘Green belt necessary to mitigate effects of fugitive emissions around plant’ The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has submitted a report before the National Green Tribunal stating that there is gross inadequacy of space inside the Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP) unit of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at Ambalamugal here to develop a 200-metre-wide green belt as assured in the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The CPCB report was submitted before the Southern Bench on March 9 in a case related to complaints by local residents that the site...

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. "Accordingly, we hold that the application is maintainable and requirement of prior EC for operating the plants in question by Respondent no. 4 (Vedanta) is attracted. The Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Goa State Pollution Control Board may take further remedial action in accordance with...

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 pla...