Russell Vale expansion project draws fire from Indian expert

INDIAN environmentalist Ramesh Agrawal will be urging the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission to not approve Wollongong Coal’s proposed Russell Vale Underground Expansion project because executives from its majority-owner Jindal Steel and Power are under investigation for criminal activity in India.

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The IPC does not have the power to consider a company’s criminal or financial history when assessing a project.

Agrawal, who campaigned against Jindal Steel and Power's plans to build a coal mining project in Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, India, is due to front the IPC this week.