Executive summary of rapid EIA & environmental management plan of expansion proposal of Unchabali iron & manganes ore mines
The Unchabali Iron & Manganese Ore Mines of Srimati Indrani Patanaik is situated in Mahaparbat Pahad in Unchabali & Balda villages under Champua sub division in Keonkhar district of Orissa state.. An area covering 106.4728 hectors was granted for P.L in favour of Smt. Indrani Patnaik on 5.3.98 for a period of two years. Subsequently, the mining lease over an extent of 106.1127 ha. has been granted on 15.09.98 and the same was executed on 05.02.1999 for iron and manganese ores after excluding 0.3601 Ha. The lease covered in revenue land was subsequently declared as forest land by the district level committee as per the instruction issued by the Apex Court in Dec