The National Green Tribunal today said that the environment clearance granted to Posco's mega steel project in Orissa in January 2011 will remain suspended till the environment ministry renews it afresh. A bench of tribunal comprising Justice C V Ramulu and Devendra Kumar Agarwal pointed out that memorandum of understanding signed between the Orissa government and Posco states that the project is for production of 12 million tonnes of steel per annum, MTPA but the environment impact assessment report has been prepared only for 4 MTPA steel production in the first phase. It said the Ministry of Environment and Forests, MoEF should take policy decision that in projects of such magnitude the environment impact assessment should be done for the complete project. It said that the environment impact assessment should assess it for the full capacity right from the beginning.The tribunal directed the MoEF to review the clearance afresh and attach specific conditions which Posco would have to follow in a defined timeline. It also directed the MoEF to set up a special committee to monitor the compliance to the environment clearance thus granted.