(a) whether the forest land is proving a hurdle in the way of
commencement of production from the Murpar coal mine in
Chandrapur district of Maharashtra;
(b) if so, the forest land in terms of hectares required for
commencement of the said project;
(c) the time by which the extraction of coal from the Murpar
coal mine is likely to be commenced; and
(d) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government in this
regard?
MINISTER FOR COAL AND MINES (SUSHREE UMA BHARATI)
(a) & (b): Clearance for forest land for Murpar coal mine
has already been received. Mining Rights for working under
658.78 Ha of forest land has been obtained from Ministry of
Environment & Forests. 0.50Ha of forest land has been
acquired for infrastructure development.
(c) & (d): Ministry of Environment & Forest has since
approved the Environmental Management Plan. Based on this
approval, Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board is being
approached to give consent for operation of this mine. As
soon as the consent to operate the mine is obtained,
production will start.