Specific identified Coal Blocks have been linked with the four Ultra Mega Power Projects which are being allotted on the basis of tariff based bidding by the Ministry of Power and no contingency plan for such power projects for providing coal linkages is under consideration of Ministry of Coal.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge) Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, in a written reply to a question the Lok Sabha on April 26, 2010.
Replying a query regarding environment clearnance for coal mining, the Minister said that a study is going on under the purview of Ministry of Environment and Forests to demarcate the coal blocks into category ‘A’ & category ‘B’ coal blocks. When a coal block has a large forest area or dense forest cover or forms a part of unbroken landscape or is located in an important wild life area it will fall in ‘A’ category. Application of forest clearance will not be entertained in such areas. The rest of the areas will fall in ‘B’ category where applications for clearance will be entertained and processed under Forest Conservation Act, 1980. However, this study is in a nascent stage and further plans would be considered only after completion of the above study.
Source : Energetica-India : International Magazine on Renewable & Conventional Power Generation | Transmission | DistributionThis information was given by the Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge) Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, in a written reply to a question the Lok Sabha on April 26, 2010.
Replying a query regarding environment clearnance for coal mining, the Minister said that a study is going on under the purview of Ministry of Environment and Forests to demarcate the coal blocks into category ‘A’ & category ‘B’ coal blocks. When a coal block has a large forest area or dense forest cover or forms a part of unbroken landscape or is located in an important wild life area it will fall in ‘A’ category. Application of forest clearance will not be entertained in such areas. The rest of the areas will fall in ‘B’ category where applications for clearance will be entertained and processed under Forest Conservation Act, 1980. However, this study is in a nascent stage and further plans would be considered only after completion of the above study.
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