OBSTACLE RACE: Sixty-five clearances required for a thermal power project

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PRE-DEVELOPMENT
> Corporate 1 Certificate of incorporation, commencement of business C 2 3 5 Filing of industrial enterprise memorandum Sales tax registration Offshore financing arrangements, tax confirmation, insurance and IPO C S C C C S C S S S S S S S/L S S L S S S S S S

25 Airstrip and helicopter landing pad, and use of helicopter C and / or other aircraft 26 Provision of telecommunications and satellite facilities > Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) 27 CRZ clearance 28 Water drawal permission > Water Linkage 29 Approval for water drawal from perennial river / dam 30 Approval for water intake system design 31 Permission for use of ground water during construction > Coal 32 Coal linkage / supply agreement / application for allotment for coal block 33 Permission for railway siding / RoW for rail track 34 Preparation & approval of mining plan 35 Fuel transport agreement 36 Approval for usage of waterfront & construction of Jetty ( in case sea front is used for transport) > Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) 37 Power purchase agreement (PPA) > Environmental Clearance 38 No-objection certificate / consent to establish 39 Approval of rehabilitation & resettlement plan 40 EIA study, public hearing, submission of report 41 TOR / environment Clearance S C L C/S S S S S S C C

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6 Mega-power status 7 Memorandum of understanding with state govt 8 Import-export code > Labour 9 Registration under the State Employees Insurance Act, 1948 10 Registration under Minimum Wages Act 1 11 Registration under Labour Act 12 Registration under the Provident Funds Act > Land Acquisition / ROW / Connectivity 13 Approval for land requirement 14 Stamp duty exemption 15 Private land acquisition 16 Allocation of govt land 17 Allocation of forest land & forest land clearance 18 Conversion of land use to non-agriculture purposes 19 Allocation of tribal land 20 Allocation of land for fuel transport (Railway siding) 21 Water intake pipeline right of way (RoW) 22 Land acquisition for water intake pump house 23 Construction power line RoW 24 Power evacuation line RoW

45 No-objection certificate for storage of construction L materials and chemicals, etc. 46 Chimney / stack height clearance C 47 Approval of proposed design and construction of S the project pursuant to section 6 of the factories act,1948. 48 Defence clearance C 49 Construction power approval S 50 Approvals acc to explosives Act for blasting & allied S activities for site preparation > Power Evacuation and Open Access 51 Approval from transmission utility C/S 52 Execution of Bulk Purchase Transmission Agreement STU / CTU

POST-DEVELOPMENT
C S C S 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Approval for factories pre- and post-installation S Essentiality certificate for import duty concession S Approval for electrical layout pre- and post-installation S Approval and registration of steam generator and allied S pressure parts as per Indian Boiler Regulation Consent to operate plant S Customs clearance for capital goods import C Consent under the Factories Act, 1948, relating to fire S fighting capability CEIG clearance S Approval of weigh bridge and weigh scales S Approval acc to Indian petroleum Act and petroleum S rules for storage and transport of petroleum product Approval acc to gas cylinder rules and handling and S transport of compressed gases Review the frequency used for Power Line Carrier C Communication system to ensure no interference with other power line users Commissioning & COD certification S

> Miscellaneous Clearances 42 Permission for various imports / spares pursuant to the C Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 43 Clearance for transportation of heavy material / machinery on roads / bridge 44 NOC for construction C/S L

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