Centre Grants Stage-I Forest Clearance for Puri’s Shree Jagannath International Airport

Centre grants Stage-I approval for Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri

Bhubaneswar: In a significant boost to Odisha’s infrastructure and connectivity, the Centre has approved the state government’s proposal for the construction of the Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri. Environmental clearance confirmed The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change conveyed its approval through a letter to the Odisha Government on April 1. The clearance follows due process under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvard…

Centre grants Stage-I forest clearance for Puri’s Shree Jagannath International Airport

New Delhi: The long-pending approval for an international airport in Puri was finally granted on Saturday. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted Stage-I clearance to divert the forest land required for the project, according to Business Standard report. The approval came under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and as per that the diversion of 27.887 hectares (ha) of forest land has been a…

Centre grants Stage-I nod for forest land diversion for Puri airport

Puri: The Union government has reportedly granted Stage-I (in-principle) approval for diversion of forest land for the proposed international airport in Puri. In a notification, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said the Odisha government’s proposal was cleared under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, after being examined by the Centre’s Advisory Committee. The approval permits diversion of 27.887 hectares of DLC …

Centre Grants Stage-I Forest Clearance For International Airport In Odisha’s Puri

Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to Odisha’s infrastructure and connectivity, the Centre has granted Stage-I (in-principle) approval for diversion of forest land for the construction of the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri. As per sources, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has conveyed its approval in a letter to the state government. The clearance follows due process under the provisions of Van (Sanraksha…