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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ultra Mega Power Projects, 10/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ultra Mega Power Projects, 10/03/2016. Four Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) namely Sasan in Madhya Pradesh, Mundra in Gujarat, Krishnapattnam in Andhra Pradesh and Tilaiya in Jharkhand have already been transferred to the developers. Out of the four awarded UMPPs, two UMPPs at Mundra and Sasan are in operation. The status of the awarded UMPPs is given at Annexure-I. 12 more UMPPs are under different stages of development. Environmental clearance is obtained after firm allocation of coal blocks. The status of these UMPPs is given at Annexure-II. The detail of the coal blocks allocated to the UMPPs is given at Annexure-III.