The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), on Thermal and Coal mining, proposed an extension of validity of the ToR (Terms of Reference) for the proposed coal-based power plant of Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Project at Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
The company has requested an extension of ToR for its 6x660 MW power plant because of a stay order issued by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on the acquisition of the land by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC). The project proponent contended that the farmers in the nearby village had taken legal action in regard to APIIC's allocation of the site.
After deliberating on the information provided by the project proponent, EAC considered and requested the Ministry to extend the validity of the ToR for a further period of one more year.