Metallurgical Industries,Metallurgical Industries sector projects by Steel Authority of India Limited in Durgaiburu
Project Information
5573
Steel Authority of India Limited
The Forest Advisory Committee of Environment Ministry has accorded final approval for diversion of about 636 hectares of Saranda forest land for mining to steel maker SAIL, a development that will help the PSU to start its Rs 4,700-crore Gua iron ore mine project.
"The project has been cleared," a highly-placed official in the Steel Ministry told PTI.
SAIL had approached the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to secure forest clearance for diversion of 635.986 hectares of forest land in Durgaiburu lease of Gua iron ore mines located in Saranda forest area of Jharkhand.
It had received preliminary forest clearance for 274.691 hectares of Durgaiburu iron ore lease in August, 2012.
The mine has remained closed since June 2011 in absence of environment and forest clearance, hitting the iron ore production of the state-run company.
The Cabinet Committee on Investment in April last year had directed MoEF to seek information from the state government and clear the project within a month after getting the information.
Mining at the Gua mines had stopped in June 2011 due to expiry of approvals. Later, in April 2013, it resumed after a temporary work permit was granted by MoEF.
The Gua mines expansion has been struck for quite some time for want of forest clearances though the mining and its expansion are crucial for SAILs ongoing Rs 71,000 crore capacity expansion that would take its hot metal capacity to 23 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 14 MTPA now.
Project Value
INR 4700 Crore /-
Advanced Stages of Commissioning
Durgaiburu
Jharkhand
India
Metallurgical Industries,Metallurgical Industries
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