A high-level committee has recommended environmental clearance for state-owned NTPCs 1,320-MW Khargone power project in Madhya Pradesh, subject to specific conditions, a company official said.
The stipulations for the project, estimated to cost Rs 7,000 crore, are that the coal transportation should be by rail, the sulphur and ash content of coal shall not exceed 0.5 per cent and 43 per cent, respectively, and the latest authenticated satellite imagery shall be submitted annually to monitor alterations of the area, the official said.
The country´s largest power producer, NTPC, had earlier invited bids for construction of the thermal project and infrastructure firm Larsen and Toubro had in April bagged the contract to set up the power project.