Environment Ministry not to allow diversion of water from protected areas The power project of Adani Power Limited (APL) in Madhya Pradesh seems to have run into rough weather with the Environment Ministry giving enough indications that it would not approve the proposal of the company to draw water from Pench Tiger reserve for its project in Chhindawara district. Although the company is yet to approach the Environment and Forest Ministry for formal clearance, Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday hinted that his Ministry would at any cost not allow diversion of water from the protected areas for any kind of commercial use. Deliberation