Hyderabad:A committee under the Ministry of Environment has accorded 'green signal' for Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd to set up a nine million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) Cauvery Basin Refinery in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu at an outlay of nearly Rs 33,000 cr ore. The CPCL is in the process of setting up a refinery and a public hearing on the project was conducted by the District Collector of Nagapattinam on September 20, 2019 at a CPCL township near the existing MMTPA refinery in Panangudi village, minutes of the meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) held on August 20, said. The proposed refinery will provide direct employment to 600 people and indirect employment to 1000 during the operation phase of the refinery, it said. "The EAC, after detailed deliberations, recommended the project for grant of Environmental and CRZ (coastal regulatory zone) clearance, subject to compliance of terms and conditions as under, and general terms of conditions," the minutes … [Read more...] about Environment ministry panel gives nod for CPCL’s Rs 33k cr refinery in TN
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BiH has highest rate of environment-related deaths in Europe, EU agency says
Lower-income and poorer communities are burning more coal and wood in low-efficiency ovens for domestic heating and create more air pollution. Also, the eastern part of Europe suffers the most from extreme temperatures and weather phenomena such as floods. Enditem … [Read more...] about BiH has highest rate of environment-related deaths in Europe, EU agency says
