Over 250 coal mines in forest land
July 20th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Two hundred and fifty-four proposals to divert 50,818 hectares of protected forest land have been approved by the government since the Forest (Conservation) Act was passed in 1980, parliament was informed Monday.
Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh informed the Rajya Sabha in response to a question that the maximum amount of protected forest land, 12,579.12 hectares, had been diverted for coal mining in Chhattisgarh, followed by Andhra Pradesh (12,709.62 hectares), Madhya Pradesh (10,980.37), Jharkhand (7,545.33), Orissa (2,899.99), Uttar Pradesh (1,984.83) and Maharashtra (1,815.09).
- Suspend new hydro projects in Himachal: Environmentalists - Sep 12, 2010
- Depleting forests in Himachal worry green activists (April 22 is Earth Day) - Apr 22, 2011
- Himachal villagers take officials hostage - Jun 22, 2011
- Jairam Ramesh grants final approval to Orissa's Posco project - May 02, 2011
- NGO picks holes in upcoming hydro project in Himachal - Dec 13, 2011
- Villagers oppose Himachal hydro project - May 08, 2011
- Over 17,000 hectares of national parks encroached: Ramesh - Aug 19, 2010
- Greenpeace wants new coal mining halted - Sep 22, 2011
- Himachal river project gets more funds - Dec 14, 2011
- Forest clearance for SAIL Chiria iron mines in Jharkhand - Feb 09, 2011
- Hydro project will ruin Himachal river catchment: Report - Jan 15, 2012
- Rajasthan forms new forest reserve - Feb 08, 2012
- Public hearing on Polavaram irrigation project - Mar 16, 2011
- Diversion of forest land upto one hectare for developmental works approved - Dec 02, 2009
- Himachal battling lantana to save native plants - Mar 12, 2011
Tags: chhattisgarh, coal mines, coal mining, forest conservation act, forest land, forests, hectares, maharashtra, minister of state, New Delhi, orissa, parliament, proposals, rajya sabha, uttar pradesh
