MPCB invites objections and suggestions for Wardha district stretch; hearing to be held in Samudrapur
Nagpur: An environmental public hearing for the proposed Nagpur–Chandrapur Access-Controlled Expressway, covering the Wardha district stretch, will be held on November 25, 2026. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Nagpur, has issued a public notice inviting objections, suggestions and comments from residents, environmental groups and other stakeholders.
Hearing scheduled in Samudrapur
The public hearing will take place at 11.30 am on November 25, 2026, at Dipali Mangal Karyalaya, opposite Vidya Vikas College, Samudrapur, in Wardha district.
The hearing is being organised under the provisions of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s environmental clearance notification dated September 14, 2006, and its subsequent amendment dated December 1, 2009.
The Executive Engineer of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) had requested the MPCB to conduct the hearing as part of the proposed project’s environmental assessment process.
Local residents, people likely to be affected by the project, environmental organisations and other interested parties can participate in the hearing and submit their views, objections and suggestions either orally or in writing.
Where to submit objections and suggestions
Written submissions and objections can be sent to the following MPCB offices from the date of publication of the notice until the date of the public hearing.
1. Regional Office, MPCB, Nagpur
Address: Fifth Floor, Udyog Bhavan, Civil Lines, Nagpur–440001
Phone: 0712-2560852
Email: ronagpur@mpcb.gov.in
2. Sub-Regional Office-II, MPCB, Nagpur
Address: Fifth Floor, Udyog Bhavan, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Email: sronagpur2@mpcb.gov.in
Environmental impact report available for inspection
Copies of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report and its executive summary, in both English and Marathi, have been made available for public inspection at designated government offices during working hours.
These include the District Collector’s Office, District Industries Centre and Zilla Parishad in Wardha; relevant offices of the Union and Maharashtra environment departments; MPCB’s headquarters in Mumbai and regional office in Nagpur; Sub-Divisional Officer offices; tehsil offices; panchayat samitis; municipal councils and gram panchayat offices in the areas covered by the project.
The notice has been issued by Sushilkumar Rathod, Sub-Regional Officer-II, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Nagpur.
The November 25 hearing will provide an opportunity for residents and other stakeholders to raise environmental concerns and place their suggestions on record as part of the project’s environmental assessment process.
