No rules broken to benefit Jindal Power and Steel Limited (JSPL)
The environmental clearance for the 6mtpa integrated steel plant at Kerjang in Orissa by JSPL project was accorded on February 22nd, 2007. Stage-1 forest clearance was given on March 20th, 2010 and final forest clearanc eof 168.232 hectares was given on October 28th, 2010. In response to a complaint dated November 6th, 2010 recieved from the Wildlife Society of India, Orissa, MoE&F issued a show-cause notice of JSPL on December 14th, 2010 under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 in view of the reported non-compliance of conditions stipulated in the environemntal clearance.