Federal government signs off on Adani mine groundwater plan

The controversial Adani Carmichael coal mine is a step closer after the federal government approved a groundwater management plan.

Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price has approved Adani's plan for managing groundwater. 멜리사 프라이스 장관이 아다니 지하수 관리 계획 승인을 발표하고 있다.(AAP) Source: AAP

The federal environment minister has given the green light to the groundwater plan for Adani's controversial Carmichael mine, taking it a step closer to operation.

Science agencies CSIRO and Geoscience Australia had confirmed the company's revised plans met strict scientific requirements, minister Melissa Price said on Tuesday.

"Following this independent assessment and the Department of Environment and Energy's recommendation for approval, I have accepted the scientific advice and therefore approved the groundwater management plans for the Carmichael coal mine and rail Infrastructure project under Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999," she said in a statement.

Environment Minister Melissa Price has been under pressure from Nationals MP to approve the Adani groundwater plan.

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This decision does not mean the project has final approval.

Further approvals are needed from the Queensland government prior to construction starting.

"To date, only 16 of 25 environmental plans have been finalised or approved by the commonwealth and Queensland governments with a further nine to be finalised," Ms Price said.

"It must meet further stringent conditions of approval from the commonwealth before it can begin producing coal."