MoEF clears Rajapur Nuclear power project

Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted environmental clearance to various nuclear power projects which inter-alia include the Nuclear Power Park (6X1650 MWe) at village Madban, Taluka Rajapur, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra by M/s. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) on 26.11.2010 under the provisions of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. The appraisal was made by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on the basis of the EIA report covering the impacts on different components of environment including marine biodiversity and fisheries.

The environmental clearance to the said project was granted based on the environmental considerations and by providing the requisite environmental safeguards.