The Rajasthan government has received environmental clearance from Union environment ministry for mining in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Aranya Coal Field, state officials said on Thursday, months after the Wildlife Institute of India raised concerns over the project.
The state has received clearance for Phase 2 of Parsa (East) and Kete Basan (PEKB) in Chhattisgarh, said Subodh Agarwal, additional chief secretary for energy, in a statement on Thursday.
Approval from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) will enable the state to start mining activities in an area of 1,136 hectares in PEKB, he said.
