Government of Ministry of Environment and Forests (Forest Conservation Division)

Agenda for the Meeting of the Forest Advisory Committee to be Convened on May, 15th 2012

Sl. No. File No. Name of the proposal State Category Area (ha)

1. 8‐251/1986 Presentation by officials of State Government of Mining 635.986 Jharkhand in respect of diversion of 635.986 ha of forest land of Duarguiburu Iron ore lease (total lease area 1443.756 ha) for iron ore mining in favour of M/s Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in Saranda Forest Division in of Jharkhand.

2. 8‐36‐2010 Discussion on mining scenario in North Karanpura Jharkhand Mining 778.23 field in respect of proposal for diversion of 778.23 ha of forest land for coal mining project in favour of M/s Rohne Coal Company Private Limited in Hazaribagh West & Ramgarh Forest Divisions of Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.

3. 8‐46/2010 Diversion of 998.70 ha of forest land in Ankua Reserve Jharkhand 998.70 998.70 Forest for mining of iron and manganese ores in favour of M/s JSW Steel Limited in Saranda Forest Division in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand

4. 8‐72/2008 Diversion of diversion of 209.814 ha (now 197.933 ha) Jharkhand 209.814 209.814 of forest land for construction of BG single Railway Line from Tori to Shivpur in Latehar & Chatra districts of Jharkhand.

5. 8‐44/2010 Diversion of 302.367 ha of forest land for construction Chhattisga 302.367 302.367 of 765 KV S/C transmission line from Sipat to Ranchi in rh favour of M/s Powergrid Corporation of India Limited in Korba district of .

6. 8‐116/2011 Diversion of 249.90 ha of forest land in village Jharkhand 249.90 249.90 Prasabera, Kedla, Duni and Barughuttu in West Bokaro Colliery, in favourn of M/s Tata Steel Ltd. Ramgarh Forest Division, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.

7. 8‐31/2012 Diversion of 96.18 ha of forest land for widening of Bihar Road 96.18 Dhodha Barahat road km 0 to 53.073 under Banka district, Bihar.

8. 8‐40/2010 Diversion of 137.213 ha of forest land for construction Himachal Trans‐ 137.213 of 400 KV D/C Transmission Line from Banala to Pradesh mission Amritsar in favour of M/s Power Grid Corporation of Line India Limited within the jurisdiction of Mandi, Jogindernagar, Suket, Hamirpur & Una Forest Divisions, Districts Mandi, Hamiropur & Una of Himachal Pradesh

9. 8-21/2012 Diversion of 151.762 ha of forest land for LARA Super Chhattisg Power 151.762 Thermal Power Plant of 5x800 MW capacity (Total arh Project 4000MW) in favour of NTPC Ltd. in Forest Division of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh.

10. 8-74/2011 Diversion of 205.00 ha. of forest land for Manipur High- 205.00 Improvement/ up‐gradation of Singngat‐Sinzawl‐ ways Tulval (Guite Road) by 80 RCC (GREF), 765 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF)

11. 8-92/ 2007 Diversion of 12.120 ha. forest land located in safety Mining 12.120 zone of the Manganese Ore Mining of M/s. Orissa Manganese and Minerals (P) Ltd. (OMM Ltd) located in Patmunda, Podadihi etc. villages and Khajuridihi PRF in , Odisha

12. 8-97/ 2011 Diversion of 384.031 ha of Forest Land for Mizoram Trans‐ 384.031 Construction of 400 KV D/C Transmission Line from mission

Srikona (Silchar), Assam to Sakawrtuichhun (Melriat, line Aizawl), Mizoram.

13. 8‐48/1993 Diversion of 179.873 ha. of forest land for widening of Road 179.873 Bombay Ahmadabad National Highway No.‐8 in Thane dist‐correction in the compartment no. of the proposal.

14. 8‐16/2012 Diversion of 111.64 ha. Protected Forest Land for Uttar 111.64 Road widening of NH‐91 from Aligarh to Kanpur in Aligarh, Pradesh Mahamayanagar, Etah, Mainpuri, Kannauj and Kanpur districts respectively in the state of U.P. by National Highway Authority of India.

15. 8‐6/2005 Diversion of 43.50 ha. of Forest Land for Pal Water 43.50 Water Resource Project, Village Chitaria, Taluka Vijayanagar, Gujarat Resources District Sabarkantha, Gujarat.

16. Any other matter with the permission of the chair

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