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Allotment of forest land to VCI Chemical Industries should be looked into: Joint committee report

The Joint Committee's report dated December 15, 2025, indicated that VCI Chemical Industries in Jajapur, Odisha, operates as a coal tar distillation-based chemical industry, which has a pollution load and environmental impact profile that is notably different from an iron ore-based industry.

The differences in impacts are influenced by the type and amount of pollutants produced, some of whic...