Corporations/ Associations/ Others | Maharashtra - India | PID: 167135
|
Value: 451.35Crore | The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has accorded final (stage-II) forest clearance to Gorewada International Zoo project in Nagpur, Maharashtra
The project is worth Rs 451.35 crore. The authority will soon issue a work order for construction of Indian Safari and reservoir to the successful bidders
Though the clearance has been granted for diversion of 564 ha of forest land, the state government has been asked to ensure that 15 percent of the diverted area of 79.07 ha is used for non-forestry activities
Indian Safari is to come up on 145 ha. However, the actual construction as per the FAC, will be on 6.37 ha. The reservoir will be built on 28 ha and its water will be used for the wildlife
The Indian Safari project is set to be completed by December 2018
The Forest Development Corpn of Maharashtra (FDCM) has been asked to raise compensatory afforestation on zudpi jungle land within three years and hand it over to the forest department
| Updated on: 22 - Jun - 2017
|
|
|
|
|