The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 802 CUTTACK, THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2025/CHAITRA 13, 1947
FOREST, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT
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The 27th March 2025
S.R.O. No. 196/2025—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 Dandipasi under Ghatagaon Tahasil of Keonjhar District mutated and
transferred in favour of Forest, Environment & Climate Change Dapartment for raising
Compensatory Afforestation thereon against the proposed non-forestry use of 4.794 ha of forest
land including 3.26 ha of forest land along the mine lease boundary in addition to 30.980 ha of forest
land already diverted within the mine lease area of 35.774 ha in Baitarani RF of Keonjhar District
under Keonjhar Forest Division of Khandabandha Iron Ore Mines of M/s. Sree Metaliks Limited vide
in-principle approval of Government of India. MoEF & CC (FC Division), New Delhi communicated
in letter dated the 9th October 2024 under Section 2 (1) (ii) of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam
Samvardhan) Adhiniyam,1980, the limits of which are specified below and the area of which is 3.26
ha (8.055 Ac) shall be Protected Forest with effect from the date of issue of the Notification and
shall be known as "Dandipasi Protected Forest'' :—
Forest Block :
Name of the Protected Forest
. .
Dandipasi
Area in ha
. .
3.2597
Area in Acres
. .
8.055
Name of the Village
. .
Dandipasi
Name of the Police Station
. .
Ghatagaon
Name of the Tahasil
. .
Ghatagaon
Name of the Subdivision
. .
Keonjhar
Name of the District
. .
Keonjhar