Leading infrastructure group Lanco Infratech today said it has received environmental clearance for its 1,320 Mw coal-based thermal power project in Maharashtra.

The company's subsidiary Lanco Vidarbha Thermal Power has got the approval for the project from Ministry of Environment & Forests.

"(The approval is) for setting up 1,320 (2X660) Mw coal-based super critical thermal power project at village Mandva, in Wardha taluk and district in Maharashtra," Lanco Infratech said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Lanco Infratech is into construction, power and infrastructure, among others.

Shares of the company closed at Rs 38, down over 3% on the BSE.

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First Published: Mar 03 2011 | 8:55 PM IST

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