The Hindu Business Line : Bhilai Steel’s Rowghat mine project okayed

Kolkata, Aug. 8 Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has received the final clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for its Rowghat iron ore mine project, said company sources.

The plant authorities can now submit the application for mining lease to the Chhattisgarh Government. It is hoped that the application will be approved soon.

Located about 185 km south of Bhilai in the districts of Narainpur and Kanker in Chhattisgarh, Rowghat falls under Matla Reserved Forest Area.

It has iron ore deposits of grade 62 per cent Fe to be used by BSP to meet its requirement following the capacity expansion in progress. BSP first applied to the Ministry for forest clearance for Rowghat as early as in 1983 and for environment clearance in 1987.

But the applications, as the sources pointed out, started moving only recently at the initiative of the State Government. The first stage forest clearance was obtained in October 2008, the environment clearance in June 2009 and the final forestry clearance only a few days ago.

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