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'''Hinduja Vizag Thermal Power Plant''' is a proposed coal plant in [[Andhra Pradesh and coal|Andhra Pradesh]], India. It is also known as the Vizag Thermal Hinduja Power Plant.
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==Background==
'''Hinduja Vizag Thermal Power Plant''' is a proposed 1040 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Andhra Pradesh, India. The plant has been the locus of controversy including large protests in 2011. In November 2011, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) decided to defer the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) approvals to the project following alleged violations by the company.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-26/news/30444448_1_power-project-east-coast-energy-crz "MoEF defers nod to Hinduja coal power project in AP,"] The Economic Times, November 26, 2011</ref>
In December 2011, members of 32 villages affected by the Hinduja Power Plant blockaded the main entrance to the plant. The protesters demanded employment for local workers as well as compensation for the 623 acres acquired for the project. After assurances by governmental and company officials that a meeting would be convened in 15 days to resolved the issues, the protest dispersed. <ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/regions/visakhapatnam/protest-hinduja-power-plant-311 "Protest at Hinduja power plant,"] Deccan Chronicle, December 13, 2011</ref>
{{#evp:youtube|P_Ko2_QCc7Q|February 2011: Villagers protest Hinduja planteVizag Thermal Power Plant|right|350}}
==Project Details==
*[[India and coal]]
*[[Proposed coal plants in India]]
*[[Opposition to coal in India]]
