NMDC mulls shifting proposed pellet plant site in Chhattisgarh.

State-run iron ore miner NMDC is actively considering changing the location of its proposed two million tonne per annum (mtpa) pellet plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh due to delay in land acquisition.

'As land acquisition is getting delayed due to delay in conducting gram sabha by the Chhattisgarh state government, a proposal for change in location of the pellet plant has been under active consideration,' a company source said.

NMDC was mulling setting up a pellet plant adjacent to its upcoming greenfield steel facility at Nagarnar, which is likely to start production by next fiscal, at an estimated cost of Rs. 800 crore.

The company in October last year had submitted the requisite application for obtaining environmental clearance. The terms of reference (TOR) was held in December.

The purpose of TOR, as per Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), is to enable the project proponent for planning and designing environmental impact assessment (EIA).


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