Report of the Committee for Inspection of M/s Adani Port & SEZ Ltd. Mundra, Gujarat (Sunita Narain Committee on Adani)

Report of the Committee for Inspection of M/s Adani Port & SEZ Ltd. Mundra, Gujarat (Sunita Narain Committee on Adani) [1]

There is incontrovertible evidence that the Adani project - port and SEZ - at Mundra in Gujarat has violated and not complied with EC conditions says this report submitted by the committee headed by environmentalist Sunita Narain to the environment ministry.

[2]There is incontrovertible evidence that the Adani project – port and SEZ – at Mundra in Gujarat has violated and not complied with environmental clearance conditions. The company has also bypassed environmental procedures in certain cases – says the report of a committee set up by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to inspect the project. The five-member committee, headed by environmentalist Sunita Narain, included officials from the MoEF and experts on coastal ecosystems and disaster management. The Adani Waterfront and Power Plant project has been in the eye of the storm for its massive adverse ecological impacts. Based on complaints received, the MoEF had set up the Committee to examine allegations of environmental destruction and non-compliance, including distortion of the original HTL/LTL by the company. The five-member committee, headed by environmentalist Sunita Narain, included officials from the MoEF and experts on coastal ecosystems and disaster management. Ms Natarajan received the report and assured that the recommendations would be looked into by her officials. Source: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/adani_final_report.pdf [3]