Tata Steel seeks environment clearance for coal mine expansion project in Jharkhand

Tata Steel is seeking environment clearance from Centre for its coal mine expansion project in Jharkhand. The expansion will enhance the capacity of Tata Steel's West Bokaro project by two million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

Further, the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is slated to take up the matter in May for grant of environment clearance to West Bokaro Opencast Expansion Coal Mine Project from 7 MTPA to 9 MTPA in a mining lease (ML) area of 1,740 hectares.

The Committee would also look into grant of environment clearance for expansion of Tata Steel’s Washery-II from 2.9 MTPA to 4 MTPA.

Tata Steel, the flagship company of the Tata group is the first integrated steel plant in Asia and is now the world’s second most geographically diversified steel producer and a Fortune 500 Company.