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Ghatghar dam, Thane–Ahmednagar: one of Maharashtra's two operating pumped storage schemes · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
One 125 MW unit added to the existing Ghatghar scheme, using the Ghatghar reservoir (upper) and Chonde reservoir (lower).
Needs 9.78 ha of new land, 7.04 ha of it reserved forest (the existing scheme holds 320.07 ha).
Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)The central committee of experts that recommends ToR and EC for river valley and hydro projects, including PSPs.More in glossary → 52nd meeting (13 Apr 2026, item 52.1) deferred the Terms of Reference (ToR)The list of studies an EIA must cover, set by the expert committee. Getting a ToR is the first clearance step, not a permission to build.More in glossary →: the EAC noted the project is within Kalsubai-Harishchandragad Wildlife sanctuary (WLS) and tiger reserveProtected areas under the Wild Life (Protection) Act. A tiger reserve has an inviolate core and a surrounding buffer.More in glossary →, whose Eco-sensitive zone (ESZ)A notified buffer around a sanctuary or national park where some activities are banned or regulated.More in glossary → notification (S.O. 1367(E), 2017) prohibits new major hydro projects, and asked Mahagenco to show it is permissible.
Coords: existing Ghatghar upper reservoir (the minutes print '9°32′' once, a typo for 19°32′).
52nd meeting. Mahagenco's 125 MWDocumented“dated 10.06.1985 to the existing project Ghatghar 2x125MW PSP. The committee”EAC 52nd meeting minutes, 13 Apr 2026 (item 52.1), page4 · 13 April 2026 expansion needs 7.04 haDocumented“around 9.78 hectares, out of which 7.04 hectares are anticipated to be forest land, while”EAC 52nd meeting minutes, 13 Apr 2026 (item 52.1), page40 · 13 April 2026 of reserved forest. The EAC noted the sanctuary's ESZ notification prohibits new major hydro projects and asked for proof that the project is permissible.
