ONGC seeks green nod for exploratory wells in Ariyalur, Cuddalore districts
The Hindu
Proposals cover Ariyalur, Cuddalore
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has sought environmental clearance for drilling exploratory wells at 15 places in Tamil Nadu, including 10 in Ariyalur district and five in Cuddalore district. ONGC’s Cauvery Basin, Chennai, has submitted two proposals along with other documents to the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of the Tamil Nadu Department of Environment for obtaining mandatory environmental clearance. While the ONGC submitted the proposal for Ariyalur district on Tuesday, it filed the Cuddalore proposal on Wednesday. Executive summaries of the projects, toposheets, pre-feasibility reports and maps of the proposed exploratory wells were among the documents submitted with Form I, a formal application for environmental clearance.
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