Proposed to address Chennai’s growing power demand, the Rs 5,421.38 crore plant will occupy 90 acres within the existing Ennore Thermal Power Station complex in Tiruvottiyur Taluk.
CAG had in 2018 report pointed to ‘excess payments of 813 cr’ by TANGEDCO to coal suppliers & alleged irregularities in imported coal procured by PSU between 2013 and 2016.
Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
Stupidity, coupled with malicious intent, is fueling opposition to thermal power plant expansion.