Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has ordered Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. (VAL) to halt expansion work at its alumina refinery & captive power plant in Lanjhigarh at Kalahandi district, Orissa.

Direction under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 regarding withdrawal of ToRs, cancellation of Public Hearing and Action under Provision of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 in view of undertaking construction activity without obtaining prior environmental clearance pertaining to the Expansion from 1 to 6 MTPA Alumina Refinery and from 75 to 300 MW Captive Power Plant at Lanjigarh, Kalahandi in Orissa by M/s Vedanta Aluminium Limited, dated October 20th, 2010.

See Also

Report: N C Saxena panel report 
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/313058

Analysis: Resource requirement and pollution potential of alumina refinery 
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/313688

Report: EIA report for expansion of alumina refinery
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/274914

Document: Decision on grant of forest clearance 
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/313651

Letter: Legal query to Attorney General
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/313695

In-court: SC judgement on Vedanta mining
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/311572