The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1441 CUTTACK, TUESDAY JULY 30, 2024/SRAVANA 8, 1946
FOREST, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT
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The 24th July 2024
S.R.O. No. 383/2024—In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 33 of the Odisha
Forest Act, 1972 (Odisha Act 14 of 1972), the State Government do hereby declare that the
following land situated in Village Pipalpadar under Laxmipur Tahasil in the District of Koraput mutated
and transferred in the favour of Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department for raising
Compensatory Afforestation thereon against the proposed diversion of 38.062 ha. of forest land
(23.153 ha. in Koraput Forest Division +14.909 ha. in Rayagada Forest Division) for eastablishment
Aluminium Refinery Plant at Kansariguda by M/s Hindalco Industries Limited in the Districts of
Koraput and Rayagada in Odisha vide in principle approval of Government of India. MoEF&CC, Ro,
Bhubaneswar communicated in Letter No.5-ORC568/2023-Bhubaneswar, dated the 29th December
2023 under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 the limits of which are specified below
and the area of which is 38.5018 ha. (95.140 Ac.) shall be Protected Forest with effect from the
date of issue of the Notification and shall be known as "Pipalpadar Protected Forest''.:—
Forest Block
Name of the Protected Forest
. .
Pipalpadar
Area in Ha.
. .
38.5018
Area in Acres
. .
95.140
Name of the Village
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Pipalpadar
Name of the Police Station
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Laxmipur
Name of the Tahasil
. .
Laxmipur
Name of the Subdivision
. .
Koraput
Name of the District
. .
Koraput