Green Tribunal rejects Adani plea for review of MP project verdict
29 Nov 2013 11:50 PM GMT
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday dismissed the appeal of Adani-Pench Power Limited for review of its verdict rejecting the company's contention that a challenge to the environment clearance granted to its thermal power project in Madhya Pradesh was time barred.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar rejected Adani's review plea saying the petition challenging the environment clearance (EC) granted to its project raises substantial questions relating to environment and requires to be examined on merit.
Adani had challenged the NGT's 11 July, 2013 verdict by which the tribunal had rejected the company's objection that the petition filed by activist Medha Patkar against the clearance granted to its project in Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh was filed too late. The Environment Ministry had also earlier taken a similar argument that petition by Medha Patkar had been filed beyond the period of limitation.
‘The matters in issue in the present appeal (by Patkar) raise substantial questions relating to environment and they require to be examined on merits. All that the Tribunal has done is to hold that the appeal is within time and should be heard on merits.’
‘The objections raised by the applicant in its review petition are void of any substance and merit and, therefore, deserve to be rejected,’ the bench, also comprising its judicial member Justice U D Salvi, said and listed the main matter for arguments on 20 December.
Adani had from the start opposed Patkar's plea saying environmental clearance was granted and communicated on 16-17 October, 2012 while her petition was filed on 30 January, 2013 and as such there is a delay of 16 days beyond the period of the stipulated 90 days.
However, the tribunal in its 11 July decision had held that the plea was filed within the stipulated 90 days.
NTPC-Vindhyachal makes history
New Delhi: The boiler drum lifting of the 1x500-mw unit-13 stage V at NTPC-Vindhyachal has been successfully completed. The milestone was achieved in the ‘Excellent’ category, meeting the Government MoU targets. GMs B Pujar Ramesh, T Ravindra Babu, L D Sahoo, V Srineevas and various departmental heads were present on the historic occasion. The erection of the boiler was started on 28 June, 2013, and the drum lifting was carried out on the 149th day after the start of erection of the 4,025-mt boiler structures.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar rejected Adani's review plea saying the petition challenging the environment clearance (EC) granted to its project raises substantial questions relating to environment and requires to be examined on merit.
Adani had challenged the NGT's 11 July, 2013 verdict by which the tribunal had rejected the company's objection that the petition filed by activist Medha Patkar against the clearance granted to its project in Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh was filed too late. The Environment Ministry had also earlier taken a similar argument that petition by Medha Patkar had been filed beyond the period of limitation.
‘The matters in issue in the present appeal (by Patkar) raise substantial questions relating to environment and they require to be examined on merits. All that the Tribunal has done is to hold that the appeal is within time and should be heard on merits.’
‘The objections raised by the applicant in its review petition are void of any substance and merit and, therefore, deserve to be rejected,’ the bench, also comprising its judicial member Justice U D Salvi, said and listed the main matter for arguments on 20 December.
Adani had from the start opposed Patkar's plea saying environmental clearance was granted and communicated on 16-17 October, 2012 while her petition was filed on 30 January, 2013 and as such there is a delay of 16 days beyond the period of the stipulated 90 days.
However, the tribunal in its 11 July decision had held that the plea was filed within the stipulated 90 days.
NTPC-Vindhyachal makes history
New Delhi: The boiler drum lifting of the 1x500-mw unit-13 stage V at NTPC-Vindhyachal has been successfully completed. The milestone was achieved in the ‘Excellent’ category, meeting the Government MoU targets. GMs B Pujar Ramesh, T Ravindra Babu, L D Sahoo, V Srineevas and various departmental heads were present on the historic occasion. The erection of the boiler was started on 28 June, 2013, and the drum lifting was carried out on the 149th day after the start of erection of the 4,025-mt boiler structures.
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