The Environment Ministry has restored the Terms of Reference (TOR) for Jindal Power Limiteds (JPL) Rs 13,000-crore power project in Chhattisgarh,paving way for the firm to go-ahead with development activities at the site. The expert committee recommended that the project may be appraised,based on its review of the matter,by following the original TORs,an Environment Ministry announcement said. After giving the initial clearance or ToR to the proposed 2400-MW project in Tamnar in the state last year,the Union Environment and Forest Ministry had revoked it in June. Jindal Power officials made a presentation before the committee at its meeting held on August 10,2010. They said that the project would come up at 456 hectares of land and also maintained that there is no change in the location of the power plant. According to the presentation,for the 1000 MW plant,614 Ha was approved out of which 360 Ha is for the main plant but the company has managed to accommodate all the 4x250MW units commissioned in 2008 in 245 ha only and the balance 115 Ha is available. The main plant will be set up in this 115 ha land. This will be possible because it will now be sharing most of the facilities with the existing plant. The management team of JPL a subsidiary of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) pointed out that there is no change in the location of the proposed plant. Only land use optimization was carried out due to scarcity of availability of land and which is also a requirement of the TOR issued on 31.03.2009.
