SCCL seeks wildlife clearance for coal mine expansion over 3,296.47 hectares of crocodile sanctuary
HYDERABAD: The Singareni Collieries Company Limited has embarked on a massive expansion of its coal mining operations and has sought No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Telangana State Board of Wild Life (SBWL) and National Board of Wild Life (NBWL), for over 3,296.47 hectares, of which as much as 372.53 hectares are reserve forests.
The entire area of 3,296.47 hectares, including the reserved forests fall under the Eco-Sensitive Zone of the Siwaram Crocodile Sanctuary, which has around 60 crocodiles and is located 6.07 kilometers from the sanctuary. This area comes mostly under Peddapalli and partly in Mancherial district.
