Environment Environment Ministry · PARIVESH
3200 MW coal plant proposed 2.02 km from Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
This document concerns the proposed 3200 MW (4x800 MW) Coal Based Ultra Super Critical Thermal Power Project by Adani Power Limited.
The project is located in Villages Charuabakhra, Chirakuta I & II, and Santoshpur in District Dhubri, Assam.
Who it concerns: The project proponent is Adani Power Limited. The clearance is being processed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), specifically the IA Division.
Conditions and facts
- Clearance Status: Fresh Environmental Clearance (EC) under Category A of the EIA Notification 2006.
- Capacity: 3200 MW (4 units of 800 MW each).
- Land Area: Total land requirement is 585 Hectares (466.3 Ha Government land, 118.7 Ha Private land).
- Forest Involvement: No forest land is involved in the project site.
- Water Source: 1,53,600 m3/day freshwater drawn from the Brahmaputra River.
- Condition: Installation of a 275 m chimney (2 Bi-Flue stack with RCC shell) for SO2 emission compliance.
- Condition: Implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and installation of Electrostatic Precipitators with 99.98% efficiency.
- Condition: Development of a green belt covering 33% of the total area (193 Ha).
- Condition: Installation of one CAAQMS in a nearby village and three CAAQMS near the plant boundary.
Also in the document
- The project site is located 2.02 km from the Ecological Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The document states that no Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) is involved as the land is already allotted by APDCL, Govt. of Assam.
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The original document
PARIVESH — Environmental & Forest Clearances (MoEFCC)
Clearance · Ref. IA/AS/THE/580405/2026 · 30 May 2026
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