November 20, 2013 Sudheer Pal Singh Business Standard The Rs 24,200-cr coastal project has run into trouble because of differing views on its threat to local ecology New Delhi: The government’s attempt at reviving investor interest in its flagship Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) scheme after a four-year lull is headed south – quite […]
PRESS RELEASE 18 November, 2013 In response to media coverage of Chennai fisherfolk’s demands that the CRZ public hearing slotted for 19 November be postponed until after the relevant documents are made available in Tamil, the Department of Environment has hurriedly uploaded Coastal Zone Management maps on its website at around 11.30 a.m. today. The […]
19 November 2013 A. SRIVATHSAN The Hindu The coastal regulation zone notification, 2011, mandates the State government to prepare plans to regulate development along the coast and accommodate the long-term needs of fishermen Photo: R. Ragu Fishermen and residents had complained of inaccuracies in the plan and raised doubts about its usefulness […]
17 November 2013 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Hindu CHENNAI: Members of various fishermen associations in the city want the public hearing on the coastal zone management plan, scheduled for next week, to be postponed. They have demanded more transparency in communication about the meeting. The government, which has prepared coastal zone management plan maps, has […]
17 November 2013 Business Standard Coastal Gujarat Power Limited expects to incur financial loss of Rs 206 crore due to generation loss of 912 million units The 4,000-Mw Mundra ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Gujarat has been shut since Thursday after a major fire broke out at the site. This is the first fire […]
Deccan Chronicle, 23rd Oct 2013 Chennai: Families affected by the 4000 MW Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project have written to chief minister J. Jayalalithaa asking her to take steps to urge the Centre to drop the power project to protect their livelihood and houses. Releasing their identical letters addressed to the chief minister to […]
13th November 2013 By Express News Service CHENNAI: A resident of Panaiyur Periakuppam in Kancheepuram has moved the National Green Tribunal here challenging the Environment Clearance (EC) awarded recently to the proposed 4,000 Megawatt Ultra Mega Power Project in Cheyyur belonging to the Power Finance Corporation by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). This […]