Environmental Clearance

The information on the projects accorded clearance is given below:

Sector : River Valley Project

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Sl. No. Name of Projects       Proponent                Location                Authority and                   Remarks
                                                                                Date of Approval
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1.      Dhamwari Sunda        Dhamwari Power            District Shimla,        J-12011/30/97-IA-I              Adequate free fuel arrangement 
        hydro-electric power  Co Pvt Ltd                Himachal Pradesh        dated December 14,1998          should be made to the labour force 
        project (2 x 35 mw)                                                                                     engaged in construction work at
                                                                                                                project cost so that indiscriminate
                                                                                                                felling of trees is prevented.

2.      Lower Indra            Water Resource           Across river Indra,     J-12011/37/96-IA-I              Adequate free fuel arrangement 
        Irrigation project     Department, Government   near village Dargaon    dated December 24, 1998         should be made to the labour 
                               of Orissa                in Komna block of                                       force engaged in the construction 
                                                        Nuapada district                                        work on project cost.
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Sector : Mining Projects
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Sl. No. Name of Projects       Proponent                Location                Authority and                   Remarks
                                                                                Date of Approval
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1.      Opencast limestone     Grasim Industries Ltd    Village Rawan-Jhipan,   J-11015/34/96-IA ii             No change in mining technology 
        captive mine (1.6 M/T)                          District Raipur,        (M) dated November              and scope of working should be 
                                                        Madhya Pradesh          03, 1998                        made without prior approval of 
                                                                                                                the Ministry of Environment & 
                                                                                                                Forests.

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