The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), has discarded the proposal of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL), for Visakhapatnam refinery expansion plan.
MoEF has rejected the proposal stating that there is a suspension on industrial expansions in some parts of Visakhapatnam where the company proposed expansion. The Ministry has noted that the project proposal falls under critically polluted area.
HPCL sought clearance from MoEF for the expansion of its refinery from 8.33 million tpa to 15.00 million tpa at Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
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