HYDERABAD: The Central government accorded environmental clearance for the proposed Yadadri Thermal Power Plant, to come up at a cost of Rs 25,099.42 crore at Veerlapalem village in Dameracherla mandal of Nalgonda district.
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on environmental impact assessment (EIA) of thermal power projects has accorded environmental clearance for the 5 X 800 MW coal- based super critical Yadadri Thermal Power station.
The EAC under the ministry of environment, forest & climate change, which had earlier raised doubts over the project and refused to clear it, during its fifth meeting held recently in New Delhi finally gave its nod to the project.
The project is being taken up by the TS Genco. The total land required for the proposed project is 2,800 acres. Out of which, 2095.28 acres is forest land falling under Veerlapalem forest block.
The remaining 704.12 acres consists of patta land, government land, Udafa patta land and D-patta land in Veerappagudem and Veerlapalem villages, which is partly under cultivation.
“The fifth meeting of the re-constituted EAC (thermal power) was held on April 26, in Delhi under chairmanship of Navin Chandra. The EAC after detailed deliberations recommended for grant of environment clearance subject to some conditions pertaining to thermal power projects,” sources said.
The EAC in its earlier meetings observed certain shortcomings in final environmental impact assessment report and environmental management plan reports prepared by then project consultant Bhagavathi Ana Labs Pvt Ltd. Later a new consultant was appointed and submitted revised reports.
Skill mapping
Skill mapping of the Project Affected People (PAF) will be carried out on a long-term basis for their livelihood generation. A report is to be submitted within three months to the Centre from the date of issuance of environmental clearance. Modern methods of agriculture organic forming, compost/vermiculture making and utilization, drip/direct to root irrigation) to be promoted in and around the Project area
Details of the Project
The proposed project is based on super-critical boiler technology
The project is to have five 800 MW super critical units
Domestic coal to be sourced from SCCL
Imported coal to be sourced from Indonesia/Australia/South Africa
Water requirement to be met from river Krishna
The generated power will be evacuated through 400 kV double circuit Quad Core Moose Conductor to the Choutuppal/Dindi/Maheshwaram/Jangaon interconnecting substations.
173 families to be displaced and 413 more to be affected