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In September 2014, ''The Hindu'' reported that NTPC will receive fast-track status for the project. 1200 acres were reported to have been allotted the project. According to the report, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has instructed officials to accord all clearances without delay. The next step in the process will be land acquisition, followed by geotechnical investigation, topography, and environmental assessment studies, and then public hearings.<ref name=Hindu/>
A terms of reference was issued for the project in February 2015.<ref>[http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/TOR/022520151NTPC_Ltd___Pudimadaka.pdf "Terms of Reference,"] India MoEF, Feb. 25, 2015</ref> A public hearing on the plant was held in August 2015. An estimated one thousand local people attended, many of them opposing the plant based on its pollution effects.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/public-hearing-for-ntpc-4000-mw-project-held-amid-protests/article7529572.ece "Public hearing for NTPC 4,000 MW project held amid protests,"] The Hindu, Aug 12, 2015</ref>
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