Kattupalli currently has approval for constructing five berths with total quay length of 1,900 metres, according to the original master plan. CHENNAI: A three-member Central team is carrying out an
Cites violation of environmental norms, directs ministry to look into the issue within 30 days The Rs 56,000-crore Adani Group on Monday received a major blow from the Gujarat High Court, which ordered a shutdown of 12 units in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), located in Mundra, Kutch district, with immediate effect. The court ordered a closure of the 12 units in the premises of the SEZ, as these had violated its earlier order of May 2012.
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court on Monday held that around 20-22 units at Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) were functioning illegally without any environmental clearance (EC). The court ordered the Central government to decide on granting EC to the SEZ afresh within one month while taking in mind the latest judgment of the high court. With this, the court also ordered closure of all the units inside APSEZ.
Gujarat HC ordered shutdown of 12 units in Adani Ports & SEZ located in Mundra, Kutch district with immediate effect. Has also directed the environment ministry to re-look into this, within 30 days, after taking into account the report submitted by Sunita Narain led committee in April 2013. Read text of this court order dated 13 Jan 2014, Sunita Narain committee report, notifications and more....
Environmentalists are sceptical of the new institution’s power to expedite projects After the Supreme Court ruling on Monday, it is now clear that India will soon have an independent environmental regulator. What is less clear is whether this regulator will be a watchdog with teeth or without. In environmental circles, the news was received with some scepticism.
Adani Ports and SEZ has challenged the environment ministry’s decision to impose penalties on it for environmental violations, setting the stage for a faceoff between the government and the company, possibly
The Prime Minister’s Project Monitoring Group will now start supervising the implementation of as many as 99 infrastructure projects, with investments worth Rs 3.6-lakh crore, already cleared by it.
Proposes to revoke EC of North Port for violation of environment laws The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has directed Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) to restore all the creeks, water bodies and reclaimed land at the North Port area of the Mundra block in Kutch district to the pre-2005 status within six months.
Proposes to revoke EC of North Port for violation of environment laws Billionaire Gautam Adani promoted Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd has been directed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to restore all the creeks, water bodies and reclaimed land in their North Port area of Mundra block in Kutch district, back to pre-2005 status within six months time.
Ending a period of some speculation, India's Ministry of Environment & Forests ( MoEF) has placed its show-cause notice to the Adani Group online. The matter can be traced back to September 2012 when
Adani Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd has been served show cause notice by Union environment ministry for its Port & Special Economic Zone in Mundra taluka, Gujarat for violating environmental regulations. This follows the report by expert committee chaired by Sunita Narain. Read this reply by M/s Adani Port and & SEZ Ltd. to Ministry of Environment & Forests.
