Lok Sabha Question No. 3825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Pending Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NINONG ERING

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3825

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

## Pending Projects

## 3825. SHRI NINONG ERING:

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

- (a) whether a large number of projects/proposals from North Eastern States including Arunachal  Pradesh  are  pending  with  the  Union  Government  for  environment  and forest clearance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the reasons therefor, State, project and locationwise;
- (c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  clearances  for  overall development of North Eastern Region; and
- (d) the time by which the clearance for pending projects are likely to be accorded?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) & (b) A list of 17 projects for Environment Clearance (EC) and 2 projects for Forest Clearance  (FC)  from  North  Eastern  States,  including  Arunachal  Pradesh, pending  in  the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  is annexed.
- (c) The major initiatives taken  by  the Ministry to streamline  the  process  of  EC and  FC, inter-alia include  use  of  information    technology,  increasing  of Regional  Offices  from  six  to  ten,  constitution  of  Regional  Empowered Committees  (REC),  delegation  of  powers  to  Regional  Office  for  forest diversion, grant of FC by RECs for linear projects, delegation of more powers to State level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs), standardization  of  Terms  of  Reference  for  all  sectors,  finalisation  of  ToRs within 30 days, general approval for roads and other strategic infrastructure in area of 100 km from line of actual control, exemption to highway projects in border  states  from  scoping  requirement  and  exempting  linear  projects  in border  states  from  the  requirement  of  public  hearing  subject  to  suitable conditions, delegation of powers to District Environment Impact Assessment Authority  (DEIAA)  headed  by  District  Magistrate/District  Collector  for mining  of  minor  minerals  including  sand,  constitution  of  additional  Expert

Appraisal Committees, regular meetings of the Expert Appraisal Committees, review of pending projects at various levels in the government etc.

- (d) Proposals  for  grant  of  EC  and  FC  are  dealt  as  per  the  provisions  of  the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 as amended from time to time  and  Forest  (Conservation)  Act,  1980  respectively,  which inter-alia provide timelines for each stage of consideration.  Precise time frame for grant of EC of all the pending projects of North Eastern States cannot be indicated at  this  stage  in  view  of  the  various  processes  involved,  requirement  of requisite documentation including river basin studies, Forest Clearance etc.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3825 DUE FOR REPLY ON 09.08.2016 REGARDING 'PENDING PROJECTS'  RAISED BY SHRI NINONG ERING, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

## A. Environmental Clearance

|   S. No. | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | State             |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Naying HEP (1000 MW) Project of M/s. Naying DSC Power Ltd., District-West Siang.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        2 | Talong Londa HEP Project (225 MW) of M/s GMR Londa Hydropower Pvt. Ltd., District-East Kameng                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        3 | Pemashelpu HEP Project (80 MW) of M/s. Mechuka Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd., District-West Siang.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        4 | Kalai-II HEP Project (1200 MW) of M/s. Kalai Power Pvt. Ltd., District-Anjaw.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        5 | Etalin HEP Project (3097 MW) of M/s. Jindal Power Ltd., District-Dibang.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        6 | Mago Chu HEP (96 MW) Project of M/s. Sew Mago Chu Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd., District-Tawang                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        7 | Nyukcharong Chu HEP (96 MW) Project of M/s. New Sew Nyukcharong Chu Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd., District- Tawang                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        8 | New Melling HEP (90 MW) Project of M/s. Sew Energy Pvt. Ltd., District-Tawang.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        9 | Tagurshit HEP (74 MW) of M/s. L & T Arunachal Hydro Power Ltd., District-West Siang                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh |
|       10 | 500 TPD clinker (Rotary Kiln) unit and 500 TPD Cement grinding (closed circuit) at Dag 144, 145, 146, 147 & 151 of K.P. Patta No. 19, 21, 42 & 9 under G.P.S. co-ordinate 26°05,12.96"N and 91°52,4930" E, Village-Am b her, 12tb Mile, Jorabat, Mouza- Sonapur, Dist- Kamrup, (M) in Assam by M/s K. R. Associates. | Assam             |
|       11 | Drilling of Development wells (40 nos.) and Exploratory / Appraisal wells (5 nos.) in the Kharsang Oil Field at District Chnlang, Arunachal Pradesh by M/s Geo Enpro Petroleum.                                                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh |
|       12 | On shore Oil &Gas exploration in Deomali PEL area in Tirap and Changlang Districts in the state of Arunachal Pradesh by M/s Oil India Limited                                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh |
|       13 | Euro-IV HSD Project along with Installation of LPG Mounded Bullet and Facility upgradation of Existing LPG Bottling Plant & Complete at Bokakhat Tehsil, Goaghat District, Assam by M/s Numaligarh refinery Limited.                                                                                                 | Assam             |
|       14 | Development drilling (3 wells), construction of GGS and laying of transportation pipeline at onshore block AAP-ON- 94/1, village Dirok, Tea Estate, Tehsil Margherita, District                                                                                                                                      | Assam             |

|    | Tinsukia, Assam by M/s Hindustan Oil Exploration Company.                                                                               |       |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 15 | Development/Exploratory Wells, Group Gathering Station and pipeline laying from KSAC to Borholla GGS at Kasomarigaon, Assam by M/s ONGC | Assam |
| 16 | Development Drilling of 2 exploratory wells in Khoraghat by M/s Oil And natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.                             | Assam |
| 17 | Exploratory drilling in Pre-NELP Block AA-ONJ/2 at district Cachar, Assam by M/s ONGC Ltd.                                              | Assam |

## B. Forest Clearance

|   Sl. No. | Project Details                                                                                                                                                                                                | State   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|         1 | Proposal for diversion of 0.70 ha of forest land of Nandadgiri RF and 1.12 ha of Nayekgaon PRF II under Haltugaon Division for 132 KV S/C Transmission line from 220 KV Salakati Grid to 132 KV Kokrajhar S/S. | Assam   |
|         2 | For construction of Imphal- Kanchup- Tamenlong Road Section                                                                                                                                                    | Manipur |

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