Information Education Communication (IEC)

Letter to NGT requesting inclusion of Chennai in National Clean Air Programme non-attainment cities. Chennai is the only major polluted city and one of the 12 cities with a population of more than a…

The draft National Resource Efficiency Policy was published by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in July 2019 with the aim to promote sustainable and efficient use of our natural…

The Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 2020, was uploaded in the MoEF&CC Website on March 12, 2020, with a view to receive public comments within 60 days. In this letter CAG…

This is the letter to the Expert Appraisal Committee - Thermal Power recommending a site visit to the Ennore Thermal Power Station - Expansion Project, about possible violations of its directive to…

How can the environment be guarded if the same person who grants approval to industries as SDM is supposed to review it as chairman of DEIAA/DEAC? Indian states comment on zero draft.

In this letter to TANGEDCO, CAG appeals to move to decarbonised energy plan for Tamil Nadu. Plan for realistic growth in electricity demand. Improve performance of existing coal plants instead of…

TANGEDCO has requested the Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electrification Corporation, for funding thermal power projects of a combined capacity up to 5,300 MW, and hydro power projects to the…

Marine Infrastructure Developer Private Limited (MIDPL) proposed a revised Master Plan Development of the Adani Port at Kattupalli, Tiruvallur District. When the project was scheduled for discussion…

State power utility TANGEDCO recently sought amendment in the Terms of Reference issued for its 660 MW expansion project in Ennore. The utility, which failed to submit a feasibility study for the…

IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited (ITPCL), which runs a 1200 MW coal-based power plant in Cuddalore, is seeking to amend its Environmental Clearance (issued in May 2010), to accommodate a…

This curriculum, a part of a series of educational materials developed by CAG, covers best practices a thermal power plant should follow for protecting the local environment. The curriculum seeks to…

Recently, the government of Tamil Nadu petitioned Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister- Environment, Forests and Climate Change, seeking exemption from the Public Hearing process for a few categories of…