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Essay / Adani Ports and Limited Special Economic Zone - 2810
1. INTRODUCTIONAdani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited is a private multiport operator and part of the Adani Group. It was previously known as Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited. APSEZ is a special port economic zone that markets multiple products. The SEZ is located in Mundra town in Kutch district of Gujarat. The company has been in the spotlight since its inception due to various issues; which include lack of permits, various environmental problems, delays as well as enormous economic growth. 18,000 ha are identified as the Mundra SEZ, of which 8,481.2784 ha constitute the notified area of the SEZ. The characteristics of the site are as follows. There are 14 villages near the project site. The nearest town is Mundra; with the nearest railway station, 50 km away at Gandhidham. The nearest seaport is Mundra Port; and the nearest airports are at Bhuj and Kandla, 42 km and 45 km away respectively. Within the Mundra SEZ, there would be an airstrip approved by the DGCA. The site would be accessed by the extension of the national road NH-8A which is 6.5 km from Mundra and by a national road, SH6. The project site and its surroundings have basic amenities including adequate medical facilities, primary and secondary schools and transportation. buses and local service providers. The population mainly depends on drilled wells and dug wells for their water. All surrounding villages are electrified and there are no industrial users of electricity. The necessary irrigation water is supplied through the Narmada canal in the study area. The western, central and east-central zones of the study area are mainly drylands and the eastern zone is mainly dry-farmed agricultural lands. Kahri, dhaneshwari and Nagavanti are...... middle of paper ......)7. Response from M/S Adani Port & SEZ Ltd. in the show cause notice dated September 30, 2013.8. IL&FS Ecosmart Ltd. (2009). EIA technical guidance manual for industrial areas. < http://envfor.nic.in/essential-links/eia-special-manuals> (Accessed April 6, 2014)9. Chakravartty, A. (2014) Gujarat High Court stays construction work in Mundra SEZ. Down To Earth, < http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/gujarat-high-court-stays-construction-work-mundra-sez> (Accessed April 6, 2014)10. Payraudeau, S., et al. (2004). Environmental impact assessment of an agricultural region: a review of methods. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment. 107 (2005), 1-19.11. Lieplapa, L., et al. (2011). Use of indicators for environmental impact assessment in Latvia and the need for validation of indicators. Proceedings of the 8th International Scientific and Practical Conference. 1, 139-145.