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hectares of forest area in favour of lessee. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest vide letter dated 7.1.2010 asked the Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle to examine the proposal in the light of the new Mining Policy, 2008. The Conservator of Forest vide letter dated 13.1.2010 directed the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Division to examine the proposal and submit his report along with specific opinion for diversion of forest land. The Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle vide letter dated 4.2.2010 sought detailed report in the matter from the RFO, Sandu Range and which was submitted by the Range Forest Officer vide letter dated 10.3.2010. Thereafter the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Division vide letter dated 29.3.2010 recommended clearance for 70.41 hectares of forest land and the Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle vide letter dated 1.4.2010 addressed to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Karnataka recommended the proposal. The Principal Chief Conservator of forest vide letter dated 9 th April, 2010 asked the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle to examine the proposal under the provisions of the FC Act and other Acts and also in the context of Lokayukta, Karnataka Report regarding illegal mining. The Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Division, vide letter dated 27.8.2007, along with the relevant details again recommended the proposal for approval and thereafter 94
the Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle vide letter dated 30.8.2010 recommended the proposal. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest vide letter dated 23.9.2010 has sought additional information from the Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle regarding the eco class value, status of rehabilitation of mine area, details of approved mining plan, compensatory afforestation details etc. Copies of these letters are collectively enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-68 (Colly) to this Report. A copy of the note in the matter received from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest is enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-69 to this Report. 15. The CEC, after considering the above details, is of the considered view that the Karnataka Forest Department has gone out of the way to favour M/s Lakshminarayana Mining Company by compounding the forest offence case registered against him, by not taking any action to assess the quantity of iron ore illegally extracted by him, by recommending diversion of forest land involved in illegal mining and by not taking action for violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The lessee has extracted about 14 lakh MT of iron ore during 2009-10 and which is substantially higher than the 5.1 lakh MT of iron ore extracted during 2008-09. No effort has been made to ascertain the quantity and value of illegally mined ore. The Forest Department 95
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CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE REPORT
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15.3.2003 and other related notific
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een filed by the CEC (Report (Inter
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Karnataka comes to Rs.15,245 crores
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8. Subsequently when the inspecting
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zone and afforestation are provided
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een taken to verify the details of
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forest land. In Bellary District, t
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officers of the State of Karnataka
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with the active connivance of the o
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sensitive positions are also simult
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CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE REPORT
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merger Agreement inter alia conferr
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the details of the areas notified u
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8. Large tracts of areas in Karnata
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10. From the above it may be seen t
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5. 2646 M/s Shiva Vilas Trust 6. Sh
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non-forest land. Falls in de-reserv
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the Divisional Forest Officer. A st
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have been provided by the Karnataka
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favour of M/s Shiva Vilas Trust, wh
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Page 45 and 46: sanctioned lease area, the Lokayukt
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Page 61 and 62: satellite imageries. During the sit
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