Lok Sabha Question No. 4136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Environmental Clearance for Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4136

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## Environmental Clearance for Projects

## 4136. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO

## Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of power, irrigation, mining and road transport projects that are lying pending  with  the  Union  Government  for  the  last  three  years  for  environmental clearance, State/UT-wise including Telangana;
- (b) the  project-wise  reasons  for  pendency  of  environmental  clearance  for  such  projects along with the time since when these projects are lying pending; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to accord approval to these projects at the earliest?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a)&  (b)  There  are  36  projects  pertaining  to  power,  irrigation,  mining  and  road  transport categories  which  are  at  various  stages  of appraisal  under  Environment  Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The details are placed at Annexure I.
- (c) Ministry has launched a single window hub PARIVESH on 10 th August, 2018   for online submission, monitoring and management of environmental clearances, which is  a  Single-Window  Integrated  Environmental  Management  System,  developed  in pursuance  of  the  spirit  of  'Digital  India'  and  capturing  the  essence  of  "minimum government and maximum governance".   A work-flow based application has been rolled out for online submission, monitoring and management  of proposals submitted by Project Proponents to the (MoEF&CC), as well as to the State Level Environmental  Impact  Assessment  Authorities  (SEIAA)  to  seek  various  types  of clearances (e.g. Environment, Forest, Wildlife and Coastal Regulation Zone Clearances) from Central, State and district-level authorities. It automates the entire process  of  submitting  the  application  and  tracking  the  status  of  such  proposals  at each stage of the processing, thus reducing the time lines and increasing transparency and accountability.

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ANNEXURE- I Details of projects at various stages of appraisalfor last 3 years

| S.No .              | Company Name                             | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | State               | Project Categor y   | Date of Submission   | Projectstatu s                        |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Power Projects      | Power Projects                           | Power Projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Power Projects      | Power Projects      | Power Projects       | Power Projects                        |
| 1                   | NTPC VIDYUT VYAPAR NIGAM LIMITED         | Andaman & Nicobar Gas Based Power Project (55 MW)at Hope Town in Ferrargunj Tehsil in South Andaman District, Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                          | Andaman and Nicobar | Thermal             | 23-12-20             | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| Irrigation Projects | Irrigation Projects                      | Irrigation Projects                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Irrigation Projects | Irrigation Projects | Irrigation Projects  | Irrigation Projects                   |
| 2                   | GREENKO SOLAR ENERGY PVT LTD             | Saundatti HEP (1200 MW)Integrated Renewable Energy with Pumped Storage Project                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka           | River Valley        | 19-02-19             | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 3                   | CHIEF ENGINEER CID JAMMU                 | Ujh Multipurpose Project                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Jammu and Kashmir   | River Valley        | 04-12-20             | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 4                   | SJVN CORPORAT E ENVIRONM ENT             | Sunni Dam HEP (382MW)                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh    | River Valley        | 19-12-20             | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 5                   | TIDONG POWER GENERATIO N PRIVATE LIMITED | Third Unit of 50 MW(Phase-II) For Tidong-I Hydroelectric Project (100MW+50MW) Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh    | River Valley        | 13-02-21             | Being considered in next EAC Meeting. |
| Mining Projects     | Mining Projects                          | Mining Projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mining Projects     | Mining Projects     | Mining Projects      | Mining Projects                       |
| 6                   | RAJASTHAN STATE MINES AND MINERALS LTD   | SANU-1 Limestone Mine                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan           | Non- Coal Mining    | 15-04-19             | Considered by EAC.Deferre d           |
| 7                   | NCL INDUSTRIE S LIMITED                  | Sultanpur Thanda Limestone Mine- M/s. NCL Industries Limited                                                                                                                                                                     | Telangana           | Non- Coal Mining    | 25-06-19             | Being considered in next EAC Meeting. |
| 8                   | Rajasthan State Mines& Minerals Limited  | Dhani Abdullah Wali Mine                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan           | Non- Coal Mining    | 11-12-19             | Considered by EAC. Deferred           |
| 9                   | JSW CEMENT LTD                           | Proposed Limestone Mine (Mudhvay Sub Block D, Applied ML area- 107.00 ha) with Limestone production capacity of 1.6 Million TPA, Top Soil- 0.32 Million TPA& Overburden- 0.515 Million TPA near Village Mudhvay, Taluka Lakhpat, | Gujarat             | Non- Coal Mining    | 29-02-20             | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 10                  | JAYASWAL                                 | Enhancement of Iron Ore mining                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh        | Non-                | 13-11-20             | Considered                            |

|    | NECO INDUSTRIE S LIMITED                                              | capacity from 0.05 MTPA to 2.95 MTPA with 1.0 MTPA Beneficiation plant at the mining lease area 192.25 Ha located at village - Chhotedongar, Tehsil and District - Narayanpur of M/s Jayaswal Neco Industries Limited                                                         |                  | Coal Mining      |          | by EAC. Under Process.                |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|---------------------------------------|
| 11 | TANCEM                                                                | Capacity Enhancement of Anandavadi Limestone Mines                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu       | Non- Coal Mining | 17-11-20 | Considered by EAC. Deferred           |
| 12 | M/s. UltraTech Cement Ltd.                                            | Proposed Limestone Mine (ML Area: 264.095 ha) with Limestone Production Capacity of 1.0 Million TPA (ROM) and maximum 1.671 Lakh CuM (0.374 Million TPA) Overburden per annum at Villages - Madheypur, Chhijwar & Baheliya, Tehsil - Huzur, District - Rewa, (Madhya Pradesh) | Madhya Pradesh   | Non- Coal Mining | 01-02-21 | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 13 | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)                                  | Garbham Manganese Ore Mine of M/s Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh   | Non- Coal Mining | 10-02-21 | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 14 | PRISM JOHNSON LIMITED                                                 | Proposed Limestone Mine (ML Area: 176.619 ha.) with 3.0 Million TPA Limestone Production Capacity and 1.135 Million TPA Overburden including Soil (Total Excavation 4.135 Million TPA) at Villages Chulhi& Majhiyar, Tehsil Kotar, District Satna, Madhya Pradesh.            | Madhya Pradesh   | Non- Coal Mining | 12-02-21 | Being considered in next EAC Meeting. |
| 15 | Raw Materials Division (RMD), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) | Amendment in Environmental Clearance for re-distribution of iron ore production from Kalta and Taldih Blocks keeping total production from Barsua, Taldih& Kalta Blocks within permitted EC capacity of 8.05 MTPA under para 7(ii) of EIA Notification 2006                   | Orissa           | Non- Coal Mining | 13-02-21 | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 16 | M/S SHREE SALASAR BALAJI GRANITES MINES                               | M/s Shree Salasar Balaji Granites Mines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan        | Non- Coal Mining | 18-02-21 | Under examination for EC              |
| 17 | M/S GANGA BRICK FIELD                                                 | Ganga Brick Field                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | West Bengal      | Non- Coal Mining | 22-02-21 | Under examination for EC              |
| 18 | RAKESH CHAUDHAR Y                                                     | BANOUR LIMESTONE MINE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh | Non- Coal Mining | 27-02-21 | Being considered in next EAC Meeting. |
| 19 | M/S MOIL LIMITED (A GOVERNM                                           | Gumgaon, Khodegaon and Tegai Manganese Ore Mine                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Maharashtra      | Non- Coal Mining | 01-03-21 | Being considered in next EAC          |

|    | ENT OF INDIA ENTERPRIS E)           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                |                  |          | Meeting.                              |
|----|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|----------|---------------------------------------|
| 20 | STAR CEMENT MEGHALAY A LIMITED      | Brishyrnot Limestone Deposit-I of Star Cement Meghalaya Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya      | Non- Coal Mining | 01-03-21 | Being considered in next EAC Meeting. |
| 21 | India Cements Ltd.,                 | Expansion of Coromandel Limestone Mine by The India Cements Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh | Non- Coal Mining | 01-03-21 | Being considered in next EAC Meeting. |
| 22 | DALMIA CEMENT BHARAT LIMITED        | Pagara-Jhiriya Limestone Mine (ML Area: 395.965 ha including Mining Area 185.57 ha, Non-Mining Area 208.395 ha and area for installation of 500 TPH Capacity of Crusher 2 ha) with Total Excavation of 2.41 Million TPA [Limestone: 1.5 MTPA, Soil: 0.56 MTPA and OB: 0.35 MTPA]                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh | Non- Coal Mining | 12-03-21 | Under examination for EC              |
| 23 | DALMIA CEMENT BHARAT LIMITED        | Proposed Limestone Mine (ML Area: 575.830 ha) with Limestone Production Capacity - 4.0 Million TPA, Top Soil/Sub Soil - 1.25 Million TPA, Waste (OB/IB/Shale) - 1.00 Million TPA& Screen Rejects - 0.40 Million TPA (Total Excavation - 6.65 Million TPA) along with Installation of Crusher - 1200 TPH Capacitywith Wobbler at Villages: Bairiha, Patarhai&Janardanpur, Tehsil: Rampur Baghelan, District: Satna, Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Non- Coal Mining | 13-03-21 | Under examination for EC              |
| 24 | Central Coalfields Limited          | Basantpur Tapin Coking coal washery                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Jharkhand      | Coal Mining      | 31-07-20 | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 25 | VK JAIN                             | Bhengari coal washery of 5.0 MTPA in an area of 17.48 ha of M/s Mahavir coal washery Private Limited in District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh   | Coal Mining      | 12-10-20 | Upload agenda                         |
| 26 | Central Coalfields Limited          | Amrapali OCP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand      | Coal Mining      | 20-01-21 | Considered by EAC.Deferre d           |
| 27 | KJSL COAL AND POWER PRIVATE LIMITED | Capacity enhancement of coal washery from 1.6 MTPA to 4.1 MTPA with an extension of land use from 16.45 ha to 20.64 ha within the existing plant premises at Village- Dhatura, Tehsil- Pali, District- Korba, State-Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh   | Coal Mining      | 20-01-21 | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |
| 28 | THOMARA PPARA BRICKS & METALS       | Padmavathi Khani No.5 Incline(PVK No.5 Incline)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Telangana      | Coal Mining      | 04-02-21 | Considered by EAC. Under Process.     |

| 29                      | SOUTH EASTERN COALFIELD S LIMITED                      | Gevra Opencast Coal Mine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh            | Coal Mining             | 26-02-21                | Being considered in next EAC Meeting.   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 30                      | THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES CO LTD                        | Jalagam Vengala Rao Opencast Mine (I&II Expansion)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Telangana               | Coal Mining             | 26-02-21                | Being considered in next EAC Meeting.   |
| 31                      | INDERMAN I COAL BENEFICATI ON PRIVATE LIMITED          | Amendment in Environmental Clearance (F.No.J-11015/265/2007- IA.II(M) dated 5th August, 2020) for Change in Technology from 1.2 MTPA Dry to 1.2 MTPA Wet Type of Coal Washery without change in production capacity at Beltara village, Bilha tehsil, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh state.                  | Chhattisgarh            | Coal Mining             | 04-03-21                | Being considered in next EAC Meeting.   |
| 32                      | THOMARA PPARA BRICKS & METALS                          | VENKATESH KHANI No.7 INCLINE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Telangana               | Coal Mining             | 05-03-21                | Being considered in next EAC Meeting.   |
| Road Transport Projects | Road Transport Projects                                | Road Transport Projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Road Transport Projects | Road Transport Projects | Road Transport Projects | Road Transport Projects                 |
| 33                      | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PIUVISAKH APATNAM | Development of Economic Corridors, Inter-corridors and feeder routes and Coastal road primarily to improve the efficiency of freight movement in India (Lot-3/Odisha& Jharkhand/Package-2) Raipur-Visakhapatnam (Ch 365.033 - Ch 464.662 km) in the state of Andhra Pradesh under Bharatmala Pariyojana       | Andhra Pradesh          | Road                    | 18-12-20                | Considered by EAC. Under Process.       |
| 34                      | National Highways Authority of India                   | Development of Punjab Section from km 135+056 to km 397+712 of Delhi- Katra Expressway (262.656 Km) and additional Greenfield connectivity to Amritsar (starts at km 306+000 of Delhi- Katra Expressway and ends at Amritsar Ajnala Road NH-354 for a total length of 99km) with a total length of 361.656 km | Punjab                  | Road                    | 17-01-21                | Considered by EAC. Under Process.       |
| 35                      | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PIU SAMBALPU R    | Development of Economic Corridors, Inter-corridors and feeder routes and Coastal road primarily to improve the efficiency of freight movement in India under Bharatmala Pariyojna Lot- 3/Odisha& Jharkhand/Package-2, (From Ch. 124.661-Ch. 365.033)                                                          | Orissa                  | Road                    | 22-02-21                | Considered by EAC.Deferre d             |
| 36                      | National Highways Authority of India                   | Development of 6 lane National Highway from the junction of Eastern Peripheral Expressway at Khekra to Saharanpur Bypass at Latifpur village from km 0.000 to km 119.790 of Delhi to Dehradun Economic Corridor under Bharatmala Pariyojana                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh           | Road                    | 11-03-21                | Under examination for EC                |