Sub: Final (Stage-ll) approval of Central Government under Section 2 (1) (ii) of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 for permission of 48 Boreh

Date: issued 16.07.2016. Sub: Final (Stage-ll) approval of Central Government under Section 2 (1) (ii) of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 for permission of 48 Boreholes (reduced from the originally proposed 61 Boreholes) covers 5 672 ha (reduced from the originally proposed 8.753 ha by excluding the Ampabilli RF area) of forest land within total mining lease of 1300 297 ha by Odisha Mining Corporation (Extractive summary — verify with official source.)