Left parties opposed the project saying it would affect livelihood of fishermen and farm workers in the area due to discharge of ash contaminating groundwater and causing ocean pollution.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/public-hearing-ntpc-4000-mw-project-held-amid-protests
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/santosh-patnaik
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-hyderabad
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ash
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-security
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-thermal-power-corporation-ntpc
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment