The 400 MW Maheshwar hydroelectric power project on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh was cleared by the Union Minister of Environment and forests on 6 may 2011. The ministry took this decision despite non-compliance of conditions given at the time of green clearance. The environment ministry gave this clearance after various meetings convened by the PMO in resonse to the communications received from the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.
The ministry had given stop-work order after it was discovered that the Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation had failed to implement its resettlement and resettlement programme meant for people living in villages whose homes will be destroyed because of the construction of dam. The Narmada Bachao Andolan had spearheaded the protest against the project.
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