No hydrocarbon projects have been shelved by the Central government in the delta districts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, the Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli, informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
DMK MP S. Kalyanasundaram had sought to know the current status of hydrocarbon projects in the delta districts, and whether the government had shelved the projects due to opposition from farmers.
Replying to his queries, Mr. Teli said the contractors of exploration blocks awarded under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) had submitted applications to the respective State governments for grant of Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) and Petroleum Mining Lease (PML).
