Approval of Projects under Forest Conservation Act


The information on the projects on diversion of forest land approved by the Ministry of Environment & Forests in the month of April, 1999 are as follows:

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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.      Approach road to M/s Wheeler Leather Corp Ltd from      Haryana         0.004       16.12.98/   9-646/99-ROC 
        Tauru-Pataudi road at kms 7-8, village Pathreri,                                    23.03.99    dt 07.04.99
        forest division and distt Gurgaon    

2.      Link road to Airport Motel-cum-Aapno ghar amusement     Haryana         0.0123      03.02.99/   9-687/99-ROC 
        park from NH-8 at 43.5 km, forest division and distt                                05.04.99    dt 15.04.99
        Gurgaon  

3.      Approach to petrol pump to be shifted to Ludhiana-Moga, Punjab          0.098       08.09.98/   90612/98-ROC 
        Ferozpur road, 73.8 to 74.0 km, L/S, forest division,                               07.04.99    dt 12.04.99
        Faridkot, distt Moga

4.      Widening of link road from Bhatinda-Talwandi Sabo road  Punjab          0.918       30.03.99    9-722/99-ROC 
        to Raman-Talwandi road, from 10  to 18  width along                                             dt 15.04.99
        canal, RD 0-2.55 kms, forest division and Bathinda
        distt.

B.     Other Projects

1.      Construction of Abul Khurana Lift Drainage Scheme       Punjab          0.93        19.03.99    9-710/99-ROC 
        along Abul Khurana Tapa Khera road, forest division                                             dt 12.04.99
        and Muktsar distt.     

2.      Construction of Bahadurgarh Water Supply Channel        Haryana         7.32        22.08.96/   9-320/96-ROC 
        along Bahadurgarh Minor, RD 12.5 to 42, L/R, forest                                 25.07.97/   dt 16.04.99
        division and Gurgaon distt.                                                         21.01.99

3.      Single layer brick lining of Jhajjar sub branch,        Haryana        18.84        09.03.99/   9-698/99-ROC 
        RD 0 to 62.170, L/S, forest division and Rohtak                                     26.03.99    dt 16.04.99
        distt.  

4.      Laying OFC cable for better communication between       Haryana         0.855       28.01.99/   9-660/99-ROC 
        Patwi-Naraingarh, forest division and Ambala distt.                                 05.04.99    dt 19.04.99

5.      66 KV Transmission line from Dhulkot to Shahbad-Pipli,  Haryana         0.032       22.04.99/   9-695/99-ROC 
        forest division and Ambala distt.                                                   12.03.99    dt 26.04.99
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