Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal runs one of the largest steel companies, ArcelorMittal. He continues to grow his business empire. In India, ArcelorMittal runs a joint venture with Nippon Steel of Japan called ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AMNSIL). Now, an Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the MoEFCC has deferred its decision on granting environmental clearance to AMNSIL's proposed 8.2 million tons per annum steel plant at Anakapalli District of Andhra Pradesh, seeking some clarifications, PTI reported.

AMNSIL has approached the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) seeking environmental clearance for its Rs 1.50 lakh crore steel plant. The EAC deliberated on the proposal in its meeting held on October 30.

What EAC said on the proposed AMNSIL p

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