Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Ignoring the widespread public protests, Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to go ahead with land acquisition for the 6,000 MW nuclear power plant at Kovvada in the north coastal district of Srikakulam. The state government has issued an order to acquire 1000 hectares of land from farmers in the region, …
In a setback to Suryachakra Power Venture, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has deferred clearance for a 1,320-MW coal-based power plant being developed by the company in Madhya Pradesh as it apparently falls within the buffer zone of a tiger reserve. Suryachakra Power Venture is a subsidiary of BSE-listed …
East Coast Energy has received the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, nod for the construction of phase I of 1,320 MW of 2,640 MW thermal power project at Kakarapalli, Santhabommali Mandal in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. The company had planned to start works on the …
We were standing at the edge of what looked like a swamp—grass and pools and streams. On one side was heavily barricaded land with high walls, barbed wires and armed security. A board read: East Coast Energy, Kakarapalli. This was where a bloody battle had taken place a few months …
Today, the water structure is invariable common property, which can be taken apart We were standing at the edge of what looked like a swamp — there were grass, pools and streams. On one side there was land heavily barricaded with high walls, barbed wires and armed security. A board …
The local communities, NGOs and other groups opposed the setting up of a beach sand mineral separation plant by the Trimex group at Bhavanapadu in Srikakulam district at a public hearing on Thursday, while political leaders expressed support to the plant. The public hearing was conducted by the Andhra Pradesh …
The Trimex group, which set up a beach sand mineral extraction plant near Srikurmam in Srikakulam district, is seeking to set up another plant in the vicinity of Bhavanapadu in the same district as a part of its expansion project, amidst opposition from environmentalists, NGOs and the local population. The …
Visakhapatnam is in a critical stage, says Sunita Narain Water bodies and conservation of water must be made non-negotiable, said director general of Centre for Science and Environment Sunita Narain at a meet the press programme organised by the Vizag Journalists Forum here on Thursday. Water bodies have important ecological …
It is only custodian of the land and not owner: Sunita Narain The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday asked the government to minimise the land allocation for the establishment of the thermal power projects and other factories so that it would not hamper the livelihood of the …
Earlier this year, sustained protests brought nationwide attention to the 2,640 MW thermal power plant proposed on precious wetlands in Sompeta in the coastal district of Srikakulam. Last month, the Andhra Pradesh High Court cancelled the allotment of 972 acres in the district to the Nagarjuna Construction Company. Now, Srikakulam …
In a significant shot in the arm for agitating farmers and fishermen, the Andhra Pradesh High Court recently suspended an order issued by the state government alloting 394 hectares (ha) of wetlands for a thermal power plant near Sompeta in Srikakulam district. The single bench of the high court delivered …
In a significant shot in the arm for the environmentalists, the A.P. High Court on Thursday suspended operation of Government Order 1107 alienating 972 acres of land in favour of Nagarjuna Construction Company for setting up a thermal power plant at Sompeta in Srikakulam district. Sompeta was in national focus …
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday suspended the operation of the Government Order allocating 972.69 acres of land alienated in favour of NCC Ltd (formerly Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd) for setting up of a thermal power plant at Sompeta in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Justice N. Ramamohana …
The Central government has finally given the go-ahead to the proposed 10,000 MW nuclear power plant in Kovvada in Srikakulam after a review of the safety aspects following the tsunami-linked nuclear disaster in Japan. This will be the biggest nuclear power plant in the country when completed. The Centre had …
Bowing to pressure from environmental groups and Opposition parties, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has decided to go slow on the controversial 2,000 MW nuclear power plant proposed at Kovvada in Srikakulam district. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has made it clear that his government would consider giving …
Both are in campaign mode. Not to win an election or canvass votes for a candidate. But, the two organisations with contrary viewpoints are trying to convince the local people, including college students, against the dangers and advantages of setting up hi-tech nuclear reactors at Kovvada in Srikakualam district. Even …
THERE’S A haunting image from 2010 that many Indians might have missed. Tucked inside a newspaper was a picture of an elderly farmer in a white kurta, slumped defenceless on his knees against an emerald green field, a red bloodstain spreading in a slow seep across his chest. He had …
The financial institutions are worried about the eleventh hour objections expressed by the environment ministry in the projects that are on the verge of becoming operational. Power Finance Corporation (PFC), director, Mr M.K. Goel, said:
The Environment Ministry has asked East Coast Energy, promoters of the Bhavanapadu power plant, to immediately suspend work at the project site in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. The order issued on Tuesday evening comes in the wake of police firing near the project site in Kakrapalli village on …
