Tamil Nadu rejects ONGC’s application for digging in Ariyalur and Cuddalore
The Hindu
Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority had rejected the applications of ONGC since they lacked details about the projects’ socio-economic and environmental impact
Reiterating that the State government would not give permission to coal bed methane and shale gas projects that would cause problems for the environment and farmers, TN Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Tuesday said applications of the ONGC for digging 10 wells in in Ariyalur district and 5 wells in Cuddalore district were rejected on June 21. Responding to Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) member M.H. Jawahiruallah, who raised the issue of the hydrocarbon projects in the Assembly, Mr. Thennarasu said the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) had rejected the applications of ONGC since they lacked details about the projects’ socio-economic and environmental impact.
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