Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of EC to Neyveli Lignite Corporation for its 3X800 MW thermal power plant, Taliabira, Jharsuguda, Odisha, 23/03/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Prafulla Samantray Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/03/2022. The matter related to the grant of environmental clearance, February 2, 2021 granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to M/s Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLCIL) for its 3X800 MW thermal power plant in the area of Taliabira which is part of the IB Valley in Jharsuguda district of Odisha.
The NGT gave MoEF&CC six weeks time to file its report and directed M/s NLC India Ltd. to file its counter affidavit.