Approval of Projects


The details of projects of diversion of forest land approved by the Ministry of Environment & Forests during the months of February and March99 are provided below:

Projects Approved in February 1999

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S.No.   Name of Project                                           State         Date of         Status
                                                                                Application
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A. Road Projects

1.      Chopal-Jhiknipul road, Forest Division Chopal, Distt      Himachal      22.01.98 &      Approved on 18.02.99 
        Shimla (2.04 hec)                                         Pradesh       22.01.99        No.9-529/98-ROC
 
2.      4-laning of road from km 40.0 to 41.06 on Ropar Gujjar    Punjab        19.01.99 /      Approved on 19.02.99 
        Nangal road, Section Anandpur Sahib to entry gate Nangal                11.02.99        No.9-653/99-ROC
        side, Forest Division and Distt Ropar (1.22 hec)

3.      Widening of Thanesar-Pehowa road from Gurdwara Chowk       Haryana      21.05.98 /      Approved in principle on
        to IIIrd gate of Kurukshetra University, Forest Division                14.01.99        4.02.99
        and Distt Kurukshetra (1.92 hec)                                                        No.9-473/97-ROC

B. Other Projects
 
1.      400 KV D/C Tr. Line from Kol Dam to Hisar (Punjab          Punjab       11.02.99        Approved on 22.02.99 
        portion), Forest Division and Distt Ropar, Sangrur,                                     No.9-65/93-ROC/Min
        Patiala (6.0 hec)

2.      132 KV AP-I to AP-II Leelo S/Station Anandpur Sahib,       Punjab       16.02.99        Approved on 24.02.99 
        Forest Division and Distt Ropar (0.1248 hec)                                            No.9-674/99-ROC

3.      Sewerage pipe from Phillaur to Theing Road, km 0-1,        Punjab       21.12.99        Approved on 24.02.99
        R/S, Forest Division, Phillaur, Distt Jalandhar                                         No.9-640/99-ROC
        (0.6 hec)

4.      Training Centre in Khasra No.17/24 & 20/4 of RF            Haryana      26.03.98 /      Approved on 02.02.98 
        Raipur, Forest Division and Distt Gurgaon (0.88 hec)                    20.01.99        No.9-520/98-ROC
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Projects Approved in March 1999

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S.No.   Name of Project                                                 State           Area    Date of         Letter No. &
                                                                                        (hec)   Application     date of Approval
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A. Road Projects

1.      Construction of Bhuti-Longa road, Forest Division Kotgarh,      Himachal        1.0     02.07.97/       9-403/97-ROC 
        Distt Shimla                                                    Pradesh                 11.09.98/       dt. 16.03.99
                                                                                                01.03.99

2.      Widening/strengthening of road from village Dadlana to          Haryana         2.28    28.02.96/       9-278/96-ROC 
        Khora Kheri for I.O.C. township, Forest Division Karnal,                                24.06.97/       dt. 25.03.99
        Distt Panipat                                                                           09.02.99

3.      Approach road to project of Group Housing complex and           Haryana         0.0169  09.02.98/       9-504/98-ROC 
        hotel from NH-8, km 24.9, Distt Gurgaon                                                 31.07.98/       dt. 25.03.99
                                                                                                08.03.99

4.      Approach road to M/S Greema Service Station on GT road,         Haryana         0.009   24.11.98/       9-631/98-ROC 
        km 142-143, R/S, at Nilokheri, Forest Division and                                      08.03.99        dt. 25.03.99
        Distt. Karnal

5.      Connecting the master road for sector 25-25A and section        Haryana         0.0598  13.02.98/       9-510/98-ROC 
        26A-28 upto 55-56, Forest Division and Distt Gurgaon                                    04.01.99/       dt. 26.03.99
                                                                                                15.03.99

6.      Approach road to M/S GVN Auto Engineering, GT road, km          Panipat         0.027   17.12.98        9-644/98-ROC 
        97-98, R/side, village Badoli, Forest Division Karnal, Distt    Haryana                                 dt. 26.03.99

7.      Passage from GT road to Telephone Exchange building,            Punjab          0.0241  09.02.99        9-675/99-ROC 
        Doraha, Forest Division and Distt Ludhiana                                                              dt. 01.03.99

8.      Construction of link road from Ambala-Kalka road, NH-22,        Patiala         0.0564  25.09.97/       9-513/98-ROC
        km 34-36, to M/S Anand Gates (I) Pvt. Ltd. at Lalru, Distt      Punjab                  05.02.98/       dt.11.03.99
                                                                                                16.02.99

9.      Approach road to petrol/diesel pump at km 2-3 on                Punjab          0.0675  29.09.98/       9-620/98-ROC
        Fatudhinga road, Kapurthala, Forest Division and                                        18.02.99        dt. 11.03.99 
        Distt Kapurthala

10.     Approach road to petrol pump to be set up at new site,          Punjab          0.1     16.02.99        9-676/99-ROC
        km 345-346, L/S, GT road, Goraya, Forest Division                                                       dt. 11.03.99
        Phillaur, Distt Jalandhar

11.     Approach road to Dada Motors Ltd, Ludhiana on Ludhiana-         Punjab          0.210   21.09.98/       9-613/98-ROC
        Jalandhar GT road, km 322-323, R/S, Forest Division and                                 10.03.99        dt.16.03.99
        Distt Ludhiana

12.      Approach road to store SKLDO on Nabha-Malerkotla road,         Punjab          0.002   09.09.98        9-608/98-ROC
        km 30-31, L/S, Distt Patiala                                                                            dt.19.03.99

13.      Approach road to filling-cum-service station and storage       Punjab          0.1451  19.03.99        9-714/99-ROC
        (IBP) on Ambala-Rajpura road, km 226-27, L/S, Forest                                                    dt. 30.03.99
        Division and Distt Patiala

14.     Improvement of T-junction at Kiratpur Sahib on NH-21, km        Punjab          0.134   26.03.99        9-721/99-ROC
        72, B/sides, Forest Division and Distt Ropar                                                            dt. 30.03.99

15.      Approach road to new diesel pump on Barnala-Moga road,         Sangrur         0.0307  11.03.98/       9-518/98-ROC
        km 21-22, L/S, village Tallewal, Forest Division and Distt      Punjab                  01.12.98/       dt.31.03.99
                                                                                                22.03.99

B. Other Projects

1.      Construction of Sewerage Treatment Plant at Lanka Baker         Himachal        0.67    27.08.98/       9-602/98-ROC
        in Forest Division, Distt Kullu                                 Pradesh                 17.02.99        dt. 16.03.99

2.      132 KV D/C Transmission line from Pandoh to Bijni in Mandi      Himachal        15.708  06.01.99/       8-92/97-ROC
        district (approved by Ministry & letter issued by ROC)          Pradesh                 30.01.99        dt. 18.03.99

3.      Constructing library building etc. by Government College        Haryana         0.65    16.02.99        9-625/98-ROC
        Mahendergarh, Women wing, Forest Division and Distt                                                     dt. 26.02.99
        Mahendergarh

4.      Trenching and laying of HDPE pipes from Bhiwani to              Haryana         0.510   14.1.98/        9-485/98-ROC
        Naraingarh, Forest Division and Distt Mahendergarh                                      03.02.99        dt. 12.03.99

5.      Laying underground cable from Sikri to Ballabhgarh,             Haryana         0.210   19.02.99        9-684/99-ROC
        Forest Division and Distt Faridabad                                                                     dt. 12.03.99

6.      Laying underground cable along Naraingarh to Bhurewala,         Haryana         0.270   20.01.99        9-657/99-ROC
        Forest Division and Distt Ambala                                                                        dt. 12.03.99

7.      Laying underground cable along roadside of Kalka sub            Haryana         0.609   17.08.98        9-596/98-ROC
        division, Forest Division Morni-Pinjore, Distt Panchkula                                                dt.12.03.99

8.      Laying underground cable along Ambala-Naraingarh road,          Haryana         0.80    20.01.99        9-656/99-ROC
        Forest Division and Distt Ambala                                                                        dt. 12.03.99

9.      400 KV loop-in loop-out from Ballabhgarh-Jaipur to              Haryana         0.5772  16.10.98/       9-626/98-ROC
        Bhiwadi sub-station, Forest Division and Distt Gurgaon                                  04.03.99        dt. 25.03.99

10.     Laying underground cable line at Palwal, Forest Division,       Haryana         0.09    08.03.99        9-693/99-ROC
        Distt Faridabad                                                                                         dt. 26.03.99

11.     Laying underground cable for junction working between           Haryana         1.643   09.03.99        9-697/99-ROC
        different telephone Exchanges in Gurgaon, Forest Division                                               dt. 26.03.99
        and Distt Gurgaon

12.     132 KV SK-2 phase Transmission line from Taraori-TSS to         Haryana         19.05   25.08.98/       8-101/98-ROC
        Shahbad Markanda-TSS, Forest Division and Distts Karnal                                 02.02.99/       dt. 31.03.99
        / Kurukshetra                                                                           31.03.99

13.     Laying underground cable from Patiala-Rakhra Exchange to        Punjab          1.219   09.03.99        9-699/99-ROC
        Nabha Exchange, km 1-27, L/S and in part R/S, Forest                                                    dt. 26.03.99
        Division and Distt Patiala

14.     Laying telephone cable at Kharar, Forest Division,              Punjab          0.81    18.02.99        9-678/99-ROC
        Distt Ropar                                                                                             dt. 12.03.99

15.     66KV D/C transmission line from Dhanaula to Aspal Kalan,        Punjab          0.116   16.02.99        9-680/99-ROC
        Forest Division and Distt Sangrur

16.     66KV D/C transmission line from Lalru to Handersa,              Punjab          0.0612  16.02.99        9-679/99-ROC
        Dera Bassio range, Forest Division and Distt Patiala                                                    dt. 16.03.99

17.     Construction of syphon Aquaduct under Rajasthan Feeder          Punjab          0.52    17.03.99        9-705/99-ROC
        and Sirhind Feeder at RD 427907 on Wahabwala drain                                                      dt. 19.03.99
        system, Forest Division & Distt

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