According to the company, around 90 per cent of the auctioned area is forest land.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/green-norms-vedanta-requests-minesmin-ease-%E2%80%98dismantallable-machine%E2%80%99-clause
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vedanta-aluminium
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/forest-clearance
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensatory-afforestation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iron-and-steel-industry-0