Katwa Super Thermal Power Station
Katwa Super Thermal Power Station is located near Srikhanda Village, 8 km from Katwa town in West Bengal. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. It is under construction. Background. The proposed Rs 8,000-crore Katwa Thermal Power project was first conceived by WBPDCL but could not be executed due to land acquisition related issues. It was later handed over to the NTPC. Power Plant. Initially, NTPC had planned for super critical (800MW x2) 1600 MW power plant but land scarcity and other factors led to it being scaled  down to (660MW x2) 1320 MW project. Environmental Impacts. In order to identify the environmental impacts due to the construction and operation of Katwa Super Thermal Power Project (2x660 MW) and associated facilities(township, ash disposal area etc.), an EIA study is proposed to be undertaken. The aim of the study is to establish the existing environmental conditions, predict impacts of the power plant, and associated facilities and formulate the Environmental Management Plan (EMP). The EIA report is required for conducting Public Hearing for the project, obtaining Consent to Establish for the project from West Bengal Pollution Control Board and obtaining  Environmental Clearance (EC) from Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Pollution. The Katwa Super Thermal Power plant is expected to generate around 27 lakh tonnes of ash annually. The NTPC will have to submit to the Centre a road map for ash disposal for the next 20–30 years to get clearances from the Central Pollution Control Board.