While the government has allocated 14 of the 17 coal blocks for auction last week to public sector units, a Greenpeace India report points out that at least eight of them are in dense forest areas with tribal villages, endangered species, rivers and other water bodies.
According to the report, the 14 coal blocks could impact 4,200 hectares of forest, including 2,200 hectares of dense forest. Besides affecting 17 villages, this will have an adverse effect on elephants, tigers and leopards in nine blocks.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/greenpeace-report-slams-coal-block-allocations-forest-areas
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/meena-menon
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/leopard
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/forest-clearance
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/greenpeace
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-tiger-conservation-authority
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
