On January 7, 2014, it was reported that NMDC had decided to shift the location of the project from Turkadih-Siswa in view of the objections raised by a committee under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), who said the area is fertile agriculture land. According to official sources, consultant for the power project Mecon had come up with three alternative sites that were being considered.<ref name=tet/>
However, ten days after the news, NMDC receiced a terms of reference from the MoEF for setting up the power station in Turkadih-Siswa.<ref>[http://bit.ly/UpM7NB Terms of Reference,] India MoEF, Jan 17, 2014.</ref>
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