The Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) noted that 484 hectares of land is required for the project: 441.90 hectares of forest land and 42.10 hectares of non-forest land. The approval for the diversion of 441.90 hectares of forest land is currently under assessment by the ministry.
Under the project, the lower dam will be 50 metres high and the upper dam 72 metres high, both located within elephant corridors. The project will generate excavation muck, solid waste from labour colonies, and construction waste.
India's #Environment Ministry's appointed committee has given nod for the diversion of 442 ha of forest land for a 1500 MW closed-loop pumped storage project in #Assam, valued at Rs 7300 cr. Meanwhile,the project shares its boundary within #Elephant #Reserve and will cause submergence of 352 ha.