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 …
Raigarh: Dhaurabhata is a small village on the edge of a coal mine. Today, it will play host to an unusual public hearing. Its people, and those from nearby villages, will gather to express their views not on a proposed coal washery, but one that already exists. Activists term this
Jayaswal Neco Industries Limited (JNIL) has formed a subsidiary company named Raigarh Energy Limited (REL) to develop a thermal power plant at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. REL proposes to establish 600 MW thermal power plant near Hamirpur and Jobra village, Tehsil Gharghoda, District Raigarh. The site is located at a distance of …
PUBLIC sector power equipment giant Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) has secured a 2,665-crore order from Visa Power (VPL), an independent power producer, for setting up of a 1,200 mw (2x600 mw) thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh. The VPL
The rich green fields of Darramuda village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh were almost peaceful. A JCB backhoe loader whirred on as it dug in and pulled out lumps of wet brown earth. The crane inched along carving a neat road on the fertile fields. The people of Darramuda, in …
JANJGIR-CHAMPAWhere power kills Located on the banks of the Mahanadi, a predominantely agricultural district, Janjgir-Champa is poised to become a industrial hub as several mega projects are planned there. Four thermal power plants have got clearance and 13 are under process. Two biomass-based thermal power plants are also planned. The …
Of the 118 proposed projects, for which data is available, 33 plan to withdraw water from the Mahanadi, Chhattisgarh's main river. The water requirement of projects withdrawing water from the river stands at 1,500 mcm per year. If the water requirement of projects withdrawing from its tributaries—Lilagarh, Hasdeo and Seonath—are …
MUMBAI: The Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBS), which is opposing the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant (JNPP) in Ratnagiri, has said that several questions on the project remain unanswered. At a recent press conference, Vivek Monteiro and Adwait Pednekar of the KBS said several issues were raised at meetings held among …
JINDAL Power Limited (JPL), the power bigwig of the private arena in India, is making news. In the spotlight is the 2,400 MW expansion of the company’s existing 1,000 MW coal-based thermal power facility at Tamnar village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The Rs 13,410-crore project hit a roadblock on …
The decision of the Chattisgarh Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take legal action against Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) is the culmination of a long battle which local environmentalists have been waging against this gargantuan company. JPL had requested ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) for permission to set up a …
Hoardings of mine owning companies and hot winds greet you once you exit the cool comfort of the aircraft at Raipur airport. Temperatures have been unusually high almost all over the country this year. But on the second day of my visit to Raipur, I was offered some local explanations …
The Jindal Power Limited is directed to refer to this Ministry's letter of even no. dated 31st March, 2009 prescribing the Terms of Reference for 4X600MW coal based power project at Tamnar in district Raigarh in Chhattisgarh for undertaking detalied EIA study.
Letter requesting the Secretary (Environment), Government of Chhattisgarh, to take action against the Jindal Power Limited (JPL) by invoking powers under Section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for commencing construction of 4X600MW power project at Tamnar in district Raigarh in Chhattisgarh without obtaining prior environmental clearance.
With a view to assess the environmental impacts due to the proposed coal based power plant of 1320 MW in Raigarh district, JSWEl availed the services of M/s Vimta Labs ltd, Hyderabad to prepare EIA report for various environmental components including air, noise, water, land and biological components along with …
If it wasn't for frenetic industrial activity underway in the backwaters of Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh's dreams would sound utopian. But the clanging of metal and bright sparks coming out from a welder's torch at the third unit of the 1,620-mw Lanco Amarkantak power plant under construction just off …
The Bombay High Court has ordered closure of a drug manufacturing factory in Raigad district following a petition that said the factory has severely polluted three surrounding villages. Residents of Munavali, Sogaon and Choronde villages had been complaining against Pradeep Shetya Pvt Ltd since it was established 30 years ago. …
Funds For Setting Up Raigarh Plant JINDAL Power, owned by industrialist Naveen Jindal, has raised Rs 10,057 crore from a group of 23 lenders led by State Bank of India to establish a power plant at Raigarh in Chhattisgarh. The loan accounts for nearly 75% of the 2,400 mw project
RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI A Large section of the nine million children below the age of 14 working in the mining industry suffer from health disorders. A study on the impact of mining on children undertaken by HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, Samata and Dhaatri Resource Centre for Women and …
