Forest panel recommends clearance for Madhya Pradesh’s Chutka nuclear project
In line with central government’s policy of promoting nuclear power, the expert forest panel of the union environment ministry has recommended forest clearance for the 1,400 MW Chutka Madhya Pradesh Atomic Power Project (CMPAPP).The project, whose estimated cost is about Rs16,550 crore, will have two 700 MW indigenous reactors.The proposal for diversion of 119.46 hectares of forest area in Chutka region of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh was discussed in the environment ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) on 16 May.According to the minutes of the FAC’s meeting, seen by Mint, more than 400 families of tribal families are likely to be displaced by the project.During the FAC’s meeting, the site inspection report of environment ministr.....