The Ministry of Environment may propose exempting standalone cement units without captive power plants from standard regulatory and compliance obligations, according to an Indian Express report. The move is expected to enable the Adani Group to get approval for its proposed Rs 1,400 crore cement plant in Kalyan, Mumbai

A draft notification issued by the Union Ministry of Environment on September 26 proposed exempting “a standalone cement grinding unit without a captive power plant”.

If the draft is approved, it will likely make it easier for the Adani Group to proceed with its proposed Rs 1,400 crore 6 million metric tonne per annum cement grinding plant in Kalyan, an urban area which comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

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