The purpose of the Environmental Impact Assessment study (EIA) is to assist in the decision making process and to ensure that the project options under consideration are environmentally sound and sustainable. EIA identifies ways of improving project environmentally by preventing, minimizing, mitigating or compensating for various adverse impacts likely to accrue as a result of interventions due to the proposed thermal power project. The Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA) study is a pre-requisite for getting Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India and No objection Certificate (NOC) from the State Pollution Control Board.