CHENNAI: The southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) suspended the environmental clearance granted to 660 MW Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS) expansion project for six months, due to lack of mandatory public hearing.
The tribunal has directed the Union Environment Ministry to conduct a public hearing within the next two months and incorporate additional conditions in the environmental clearance for TANGEDCO to comply. “The entire exercise will have to be completed by the Union Environment Ministry within a period of six months,” the green bench, comprising judicial member Justice K Ramakrishnan and expert member K Satyagopal said.
