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PANJIM: The State government has finally managed to get environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for coal block allotted in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh to Goa Industrial Development Corporation.
However, the Ministry is yet to give its forest clearance for the project. GIDC has also to obtain a mining lease from the Chhattisgarh government.
Sources said that government has received a letter from MoEF informing them about the grant of environmental clearance. The total area of land acquired in 2008 by the Goa government is 639 hectares, whereas projected area is 714.35 hectares.
State government is expected to get 1800 mega watt of power through this coal block. Power project development agency K S K Energy Venture Pvt Ltd, has been appointed for power generation.
The State government, last week has constituted five-member steering committee to monitor the progress of the coal block, which is located in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh and was allotted to the Goa government in 2009.
