Green clearance violations

  • January 19, 2023
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Green clearance violations

Subject :Environment

Section: Laws

Context:

  • The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set a four-month deadline for remedial actions and recovering damages from the Kulda coal mine run by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha and the Tamnar thermal plant operated by Jindal Power Limited (JPL) in Chhattisgarh for transporting coal through villages in violation of environmental clearance (EC) conditions.

Kulda coal mine:

  • The Kulda coal mine is an opencast mine operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India.
  • The total capacity of 21 million tonnes per annum, in the Ib Valley coalfield in Odisha state, India.
  • Coal type: lignite coal

Tamnar thermal power plant:

  • The Tamnar power station is a 3,400 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant located in Tamnar, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
  • Owned and operated by: Jindal power, a subsidiary of Jindal steel and power limited (JSPL).

Dibang Hydro Power Project:

  • It is a flood control cum hydroelectric power project planned to be developed on the Dibang River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The Dam site is located about 1.5 km upstream of the confluence of the Ashu Pani and Dibang rivers and about 43 km from Roing, District Headquarters.
  • The project would moderate flooding in the areas downstream of the Dibang Dam during the entire monsoon period to the extent of 3000 cumecs.
  • It will be developed with an estimated investment of USD 4 billion.
  • The Dibang hydropower project is expected to generate up to 11,222 million units (MU) of electricity a year.

Lower Subansiri Hydropower project:

  • It is an under-construction gravity dam on the Subansiri River in North Eastern India.
  • It is located 2.3 km (1.4 mi) upstream of the Subansiri River in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Described as a run-of-the-river project by NHPC Limited, the Project is expected to supply 2,000 MW of power when completed.
  • The project has experienced several problems during construction including landslides, re-design and opposition.
  • It was expected to be completed in 2018, but still under-construction.
  • If completed as planned, it will be the largest hydroelectric project in India.
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