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No. u-246l 2m4-FC

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Government of India
Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change
(Forest Conservation Division)
lndira Paryavaran Bhawan,
lorbagh Roacl,
New Delhi - 1'lO 001
Dated.4lh luty,2O14
To
The Principal S€cretary (Forests),
All Stnh: /Union Territory Governments

5,i,: (;en€ral approval ulder section-2 of tlrc Forest (Conservation) Act,19ti0 for diversion
of iorcst lard for creation of critical public utility infrasttucture by C;ovt'tnmerlt
Depdrhnents nrvolving not more tha'15.00 hectares of forest l;nd in each cas€ i'1 Left
\Vnrg f\trcurism (LWE) affected districts- f.'8

Sr,
1 nn (lirc.ted to refer to this Minishv's letters No ll 9/98-FC llated -13'h May 20l l,
No. Il-e/98-l:C(trted |0,h Dcccmber 2012 and No. Il-9l98-l-C lTrr'IUay 2013, rcad hith tltis
\linistf\'s lcllg No t 1-9l9lt-Fc dated 16!) lune 2011, orl th('atrovei)r('nti(nled sutrje.t,
\ h( rein this lvlirlistf) accorded general aPProval u'lder Se.lion-2 oi thc F(,rtst
(C(lrservntion) A.t, 198() br divorsio'r of forest land for trcati(nl of critical Public utilil\
iIrlr:rstrlrcturc of l3 catego.ics, spccifi!'d nr this Ministr),'s sai(l lc'tter dated I3'r Nlav 201 l, b!
(j{\c,rnncnl I).!.rrtnx,rlts involving nol rrrore th.n 5.00 hectares of tor€st l.nd, in.dch.nn
!) I l, I ( lt \\ int; 1,\l,dnisDr (l \\'la) afhcted (listri.ts.i(lentilicd bv the I'larrning (
.!r(l tht \linistr\ (Jt ll,nnc r\11.tir5 i(! idrfl('nt1rhti.)11 oi the hrle!]r.rkal r\.ti1r1 i'lnr! (lr\l')
.,,,(l \LIrit\ l<.lnhal l:\pelr(titurr'(SR]r) s.henies. Ihis l\lirristr\ \idr it5 klt.r N(' ll ')/e8
I( (tnr,\l l"lihrunr\ l0ll('\ten(l(ri rlx,snid g.")cr.l.pPr\)vnl k,nll (,rrcgorv ol I'rrLrl( r(r!(l\
in(l ,lunrr\'inlt ot DLrtc!'iils Lrsfll in constru.tion (t Publi. rontis.
lhis \liDistt\ lr.r* i.'rri\1\l t1'Pr.s.nLiti('r) iun tln St.)tl.ls t(' ftrrthet Il'r\ ilx 'ri(l
il1,\ (rl ,tpf|1,\il to Pr'rrIit (li\(irsirtr {)t lok'st lnrr(1, not lo(nh\l Nitl!n lh Ptoi(.lt1l irens,
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lhf rrrntl(,r hrs h{tri euntirrc(l in this \lin'sh!.rrr(t nft!'r'Qrr'lul .(trsitl{ r.ti(rn. s itlr
., \i!\\ ll) r.r(ilil.rl( (r.it,t)r) ol t{rtlisite r(\kl n.trr(rk l(1 IntiliLrt, thf \{\uril\ tr\(i\ l(:
{llr\ri\r.l\.o[nkrl.lt\\'inUl]\lfcr)risrn, lhis \linjst'\ hr'l-('h\ (k'.i(l, s l(J ( \ lor(l lh{'riL'rr.riL
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Gov€rnment Departments in 117 L€ft Wint Exttemism (LWE) .ff€cted dtutricts as Per
d€tails given in this Ministry's said letters dat€d 13'h May 2011, 1O'r December 2m2 and
r7n May 2m3, irr€spective of the area of fore;t land involved in soch Proj€cts'
This general aPPtovat will be subiect to conditio|13 stipuiated in this Ministry's said
tetters d.ted 13'h May 2011, lorh December 2012 an.l 17t^ lir',f.y 2013 rea(i with the said lctter
dated l6'r,luie 20II.
'l his issue with the aPProval of the comPetent authority.
Yours faithfully,

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(H.c. chaudhary)
Director
Copy tor
'l Prnrre Ministe/s Office(Ktrd aftr.; Shri Santosh D Vaidya, Director)
2. Secretary, Ministry of Road T ransPort and Highways, Government of lndia' Neh'
Dclhi.
Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of lndia, New Delhi
4. Secretary, Mi'lish y ol Rural DeveloPment, Govenlment ot lndia' New Delhi
l he Secretary (Coor(lination), Cabinet Secr€taria t, RashtraPati Bhawai'
Neh D€lhi'
lre VlenlL)cr-Sccret.rry, Pld'rtrn18 Commissior, Government of lndi'r New Delhi
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7. l'riircipal Chief Conservak)r of Foresls, all State/U'I Governnrents-

8. 1,\odal Officer, the Forest (Cons€rvation) Act, 198O, all State/UT GoverDnr€nls'
AII ucgionaj Ofti.('s, Nl;rristrt oi Environm!'rt, Iorests a|d ClirrrntL' Chant'(
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ttl. l()ir)t 5€'.rot.rrY irl-charile, I'rrPa(t Asst'ssnrent l)i!isiotr, Nlol:FCC' (l()l
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