The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Monday revoked the showcause notice it gave to Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) for lack of environmental clearance to its 6 million-tonne per annum integrated steel plant and 1,000 mw captive power plant coming up in Orissa.
The six conditions laid down by the ministry has asked the company to install coal gasification technology using non-coking coal for the coke oven plant besides adopting dry quenching of coke.
The company will also have to use the fly ash generated in the process for cement and bricks manufacturing. MoEF had issued the showcause notice to the Rs 25,000-crore project in November for non compliance of environmental clearances that had been accorded to the plant in 2007. The ministry had asked the company to not initiate any construction activity till approval for 168 hectare is obtained as part of the amendment to the clearance in 2008.
?We have been asked to earmark 2% of the net profit as the CSR budget. The company will comply with all directions given in the communication,? said Sushil K Maroo, director and group CFO, JSPL.
As for the captive power plant, JSPL has already obtained fuel linkages for four units of 135 mw.
?The land area for the plant has been optimised from 2,160 hectare to 2,016 hectare. Almost 33% of the plant area will be brought under green belt,? the company said in its letter to the ministry.
Moreover, the company will have to undertake water and energy conservation measures.