NGT suspends environmental clearance for JSW's mega project

The suspension will last for three months before the Expert Appraisal committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change takes a fresh call on the project.

National Green Tribunal

In a major jolt to JSW, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) suspended the environmental clearance for two interconnected projects – an integrated steel plant (with cement and power plants) and a jetty project near Paradip Port worth Rs 65,000 crore. 

A four-member Division Bench of the NGT headed by Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the suspension of the environmental clearance. The suspension will last for three months before the Expert Appraisal committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change takes a fresh call on the project.