mineral prospecting to not need village assembly consent
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seekrnH
prior
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Central
Govenlment
unde''
the
Foresl
(Conservation)
Act'
l960
fot
prospecting
of mnretals
in
forest
areas this
Ministry,
irr
consultation
with
the lvli'ristries
of
'fufin"",
Conf
and
I'etroleum
and
Natural
Cas
for|rulated
a
simplified
format
ol
the
.rpplicatn)n
fc''
obinining
prior aPProvdl
of
Ccntral
Government
under
thc
lorest
(Conservation)
Act,
980
for
ProPosPectirrg
in
forest
areas
This
Minis(r'y
has
alreadv
pLrblishe'(t
in thc
oificial
Gazette
the
Forest
(Conservatiolr)
Amendment
Rules'
20l'l
b irrse'1
;Ird.'rllll
rhe said
format
as
,Form_
C" in
Appenctix
to the
lorest
(conervation)
Rules.
2003.
'l
o
further
simPlify
the
process for
grant of
aPProval
under
the Forst
(Conscrvation)
Act,
1980 for
prosPecting
of
mirrerals
in
for6t
areas'
I am
directed
to
e]'
as t'eloi\
'
(i)
Keeping
in
vie*
that
orlv
a small
fraction
of
areir located
withnr a
ProsPecti'r8
blc{'k
is
utilizeJ
for
exploration
activities,
site
inspectiori
t' '
concerued
Regionnl
Offi'e
o'
this
l\linistry
hill be
insisted
ont]
if
the actual
arca
of
the
forest land
proPosed
to
L]e
utilizcd'ofconst.uctlonotne*'roads/Patlrsandfordlil|ingofborelro|('slsamPlc
colt(rtion
pits crc.
is more
than
100
hectares;
(ii)
As
the
prosPecting
oPerations
involve
use of
forest
lancl
for a
very slrort
Period'
area
ot
forc$t
land
which
is
likely
to
exPerience
temPorary
change
in
land use
is eremptccr
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