Decks cleared for expansion of Aurobindo Pharma's plant in AP

Decks cleared for expansion of Aurobindo Pharma's plant in AP (EDS: Recasting 2nd para, correcting source) Hyderabad, Apr 29 (PTI): The Rs 250-crore expansion plan of Aurobindo Pharmas manufacturing facility in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh has been accorded environmental clearance by the the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. The plan for increasing the production capacity of for bulk drugs and intermediates manufacturing unit from 583.31 TPM (tonnes per month) to 1518.3 TPM was approved by an expert appraisal committee of the Ministry at a meeting on April 8.

According to the minutes of the meeting, the project also involves installation of a captive power plant of 8.85 MW. The project is expected to create jobs for 600 people directly and 120 indirectly.

The estimated cost for expansion is Rs 250 crore. The total capital cost earmarked for environmental pollution control measures is Rs 32.77 crore and the recurring cost (operations and maintenance) would be about Rs 8.84 crore per annum..