Environmental Clearance


The information on the projects accorded environmental clearance is given below :

Sector : Industrial Projects

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Sl. No. Name of Projects      Proponent         Location          Authority and         Remarks
                                                                  Date of approval
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1.      Integrated Steel      SJK Steel         Tadipatri Distt,  J.11012/35/97-IA II   The gaseous emissions from various 
        Plant                 Corporation Ltd   Anantpur, Andhra  dated April 16, 1999  process units including power plant 
                                                Pradesh                                 section should conform to the load/
                                                                                        mass based standards notified by this
                                                                                        Ministry on 19th May, 1993 and
                                                                                        standards prescribed from time to time.

2.      Foundry Unit          Poineer Alloy    Tiruvallur Distt,  J.11011/40/98-IA II   The emission of particulate matters 
                              Castings Ltd     Tamil Nadu         dated April 05, 1999  from various process units should
                                                                                        conform to the standards prescribed by
                                                                                        the concerned authorities from time
                                                                                        to time.
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Sector : Thermal Power Projects

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Sl. No. Name of Projects      Proponent         Location          Authority and         Remarks
                                                                  Date of approval
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1.      227-240 MW CCPP       NCC Power         Samalkot, East    J.13011/19/98-IA.II(T) All the conditions stipulated by the 
                              Corporation Ltd   Godavari, Andhra  dated April 12, 1999  Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control
                                                Pradesh                                 Board vide their letter No.190/PCB/C/-
                                                                                        Estt./RO-RJY/EE-N/98-2668 dated 12.12.98
                                                                                        should be strictly implemented.

2.      2 x 125 MW Akrimota   Gujarat Mineral   Kutch Distt,      J.13011/22/93-IA.II(T) Electro-static Precipitator having 
        Lignite Fired TPP     Development Corp  Gujarat           dated April 07, 1999  efficiency of not less than 99.8% should 
                              Ltd                                                       be installed and it should be ensured
                                                                                        that particulate emission would not
                                                                                        exceed the prescribed limit of 150 ęg/m3.

3.      Teesta Hydro-electric National Hydro-    East Sikkim      J.12011/1/98-IA-I     Once the project starts, the flow of the 
        Project, Stage-V,     electric Power     Distt, Sikkim    dated May 19, 1999    river will slow down substantially, 
        3x170 MW              Corporation                                               which may give rise to breeding of
                                                                                        mosquitoes.  There are some malaria vectors
                                                                                        which can breed in slow moving streams.
                                                                                        Two approaches can be adopted to rectify
                                                                                        this situation.

                                                                                        (a)  The rate of flow of water should be
                                                                                        more than 60 cm/sec.

                                                                                        (b)  This part of the river should be
                                                                                        properly channelised so that no small
                                                                                        pools and puddles are allowed to be
                                                                                        formed.
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Sector : Mining Projects

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Sl. No. Name of Projects      Proponent         Location          Authority and         Remarks
                                                                  Date of approval
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1.      Pauni opencast        Western Coal-     Chandarpur Distt, J-11016/17/97-IA.II(M) The stage-wise reclamation programme 
        coal mine             fields Ltd        Maharashtra       dated April 09, 1999  in the lease-hold areas should be 
                                                                                        implemented.  The land reclamation and
                                                                                        backfilling should be carried out from
                                                                                        the 6th year of operation of the mine.

2.      Opencast Kankar       The India         Virudhunagar &    J-11016/11/98-IA II(M) The OB dumps should be stacked in 
        limestone mine        Cements Ltd       Toothkudi Distts, dated April 20, 1999  earmarked dump sites only and should 
                                                Tamilnadu                               not be kept active for a long period.
                                                                                        Inactive OB dumps should be scientifically
                                                                                        vegetated with the suitable species to
                                                                                        prevent surface run-off.

3.      Opencast limestone    Industrial        Virudhunagar      J-11-15/20/98-IA II(M) The project authorities should take the 
        mine                  Chemicals &       Distt, Tamilnadu  dated April 09, 1999  preventive measures at the source to 
                              Monomers Ltd                                              protect the agricultural land due to 
                                                                                        dust emission by adopting advanced
                                                                                        blasting technology, wet drilling and
                                                                                        water sprinkling system on the haul road.

4.      Opencast Kankar       India Cements     Tirunelveli       J.11016/15/98-IA II(M) Limestone winning should be restricted 
        limestone mine        Ltd               Distt, Tamilnadu  dated April 19, 1999  to a depth of 2m only as per NOC of the 
                                                                                        Deptt of Atomic Energy.
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Sector : Infrastructure Development & Misc. Projects

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Sl. No. Name of Projects      Proponent         Location          Authority and         Remarks
                                                                  Date of approval
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1.      Construction of       Mr. Darryl        Calangute         J-19011/2/97/IA.III   There shall be no withdrawal of groundwater 
        a Time Share          Pereira           village,          dated April 28, 1999  for the purpose of the project within 
        Beach Resort                            Goa                                     500 m of HTL.
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