The Expert Appraisal Committee under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has recommended Environmental Clearance for the Rs 10,000 crore expansion and debottlenecking of Reliance Industries Ltd’s Hazira Manufacturing Division (HMD) in Gujarat. Debottlenecking is the process of getting more production out of existing plants and equipment by improving processes or revamping equipment.
“The EAC, after detailed deliberations, recommended the project for grant of environmental clearance, subject to compliance of terms and conditions as under…,” the EAC said in the meeting held on October 10.
The HMD complex of Mukesh Ambani’s RIL was commissioned in 1991-92 to manufacture MonoEthylene Glycol, Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM), Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) and High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) along with utilities.
