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prior apprc ,dl o{ Central Govenlment unde'' the Foresl (Conservation) Act' l960 fot
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'fufin"", of mnretals in forest areas this Ministry, irr consultation with the lvli'ristries of
Conf and I'etroleum and Natural Cas for|rulated a simplified format ol the
.rpplicatn)n fc'' obinining prior aPProvdl of Ccntral Government under
thc lorest
(Conservation) Act, !980 for ProPosPectirrg in forest areas This Minis(r'y has alreadv
pLrblishe'(t in thc oificial Gazette the Forest (Conservatiolr) Amendment Rules'
20l'l b irrse'1
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,Form_ C" in Appenctix to the lorest (conervation) Rules. 2003.

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colt(rtion pits crc. is more than 100 hectares;
(ii) As the prosPecting oPerations involve use of forest lancl
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forc$t land which is likely to exPerience temPorary change in
land use is eremptccr
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{}I.C. Chaudhart,
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l. Il iDr. Nlinistcr's Otfie(' (I(ix,t dtrn.: Shri Snntosh D. Vaid\,., | )ire(.tor).
l. \\-k't.r\ , ill inish \ (,i l\lincs, Cov.'rn'Den t oi hdi.r. Shasrri t|ha \.an,
Ner\ Dethi
r. q.(r('ia''\.. N.linistr\ (n C('al, covernme'lt of India, Shastri Bhah atr, Ner{ l)ethi.
r 5t\'r.hrr), Nlinistry ol l)ctroleum and Natural Gas, covernment oi India, Shasbi
lllr.)tLdn, Ner! Dellri.
- l'! irl.ipil Chiel Conser\.at(n oi Forests, .rll Sta te/ UT Governmen ts.
6. N(xl.r I Ofiicer, tlrc Forest (Conservation) Act, r 98O, aU Srare/ U
t CovernDenls.
t. AII R€gio'ral Ofiices, \1i'ristry of Er\ irorrmenr, Forests a'rd Ctinrale Chn,rgt,
(i\k,lrFCC), Golernnrent of India (Col).
8. l()int S€fietarv i[-charge, I'npact Assessment Division, MoEFCC, col.
9. All Assistant ttrspector ceneral of l-orests/ Directors in the Fo.esr Conserv.irion
Division, lvIoEFCC, Col.
10. I)irector, Regio'ral Offices, I{eadquarters Divisiorr j\,{oEFCC, CoL
lrz- Sr. Director (Technical), NIC, MoEF h,ith a requGt to place a cop_v of rhe terier on
h ebsite of this Ntinistrv.
12_ Sr. PI,S to the Secretarv, N,linistry of Environment For6ts and Climate Chang€.
13. Sr.PI5 to the Director ceneral of Forests & Special Secretary, tvloEFCC, Cot.
1.1. Sr. PPS to the Addl. Director ceneral of Forests (Forest Conservation), MoEFCC, col.
15. IS to the Inspector Ceneral of Forests (Forest Conservation), MoEFCC, CoI.
16. Cuard File.
(H.C. Chaudhary)
Director