MoEF extends moratorium on Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg projects till December

MoEF said the moratorium had been extended because the ministry had received the report of the Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) and it was now under consideration.

The moratorium was earlier extended till August 30, 2011, awaiting the report from the Gadgil Committee, which was submitted last month. Incidentally, the Jaitapur nuclear power project is also in the Ratnagiri district.