Some green activists of Bengal have sent a letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee raising specific questions about the environmental impact of the proposed project to mine coal and basalt from Deocha-Pachami in Birbhum district, the letter coming at a time Nabanna’s ambitious project is facing opposition from a section of settlers.
After reminding Mamata how she opposed the chemical hub project in Nayachar on environmental grounds, the letter goes on to ask whether appropriate protocol to obtain environmental clearance has been pursued for the coal mine project.
