Negating reports surfaced in social media targeting Adani Power’s Godda project the company officials have stated that the project was progressing fast with firmness and the project is running according to the law of the land. An official associated with the project said on Monday that the project has got all the required approvals received from government agencies and land acquisition has been done strictly as per Government rules and Act.
He further said that the environmental clearance has been received after strict due diligence and mass support from the local people is there regarding the construction of the plant. According to the official the image and face of Godda will get transformed with active government support in the coming days.
The 2 x 800 Megawatt power plant for exporting electricity to Bangladesh will be an ultra super-critical thermal power plant, which will produce electricity more efficiently. Under CSR initiatives the Group is stepping up their community welfare work in the vicinity of the plant on a war-footing level. As part of discharging its social obligations, the Group has set up 120 schools in Godda district. These steps are directly fulfilling the goal of Government’s educational, Skill development and Make in India programmes.
Sources said that the power project will be the country’s showcase from environmental and eco-friendly perspective. Nearly Rs. 2220 Crores will be spent by Adani only on environmental protection gadgets. There will be no damage to the forest in this particular project. Even the land loser Raiyats will receive highest compensation, as determined by the Government, which has hitherto not been given to any Raiyat in Jharkhand, till date, said the company sources.