The NGT has made it clear that the other substantive issues concerning the policy will be considered after the necessary reports are placed on record. The matter has been listed for December 14.
According to the petition, the environmental clearance issued in 2007 stipulated a re-circulating cooling-water system with natural draft cooling towers.
The committee confirmed that the MCC was located in a predominantly residential locality, with residential plots in close proximity and the built-up colony surrounding the facility on multiple sides.
The bench made it clear that mere participation of TNSCZMA officials in meetings convened by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) would not amount to clearance.
The tribunal specifically observed that, as far as immersion along the coastline was concerned, the authorities had to obtain CRZ clearance from the TNSCZMA.
