The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday sought a status report on the super critical thermal power station at Yermarus in Raichur district, proposed to be set up by the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL).

Nagabhushana and others, all residents of Yermarus village, had approached the court seeking that the project be quashed. The Division Bench comprising Justices Sridhar Rao and L Narayanaswamy directed the State and the Centre to submit whether all the norms had been adhered to, before granting environment clearance to the project.