India, April 19 -- The project will impact 15 villages in the Palamau Tiger Reserve, and the people have been protesting against the project
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's (MoEF&CC's) Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has given Stage II clearance for the construction of the North Koel Dam in core area of Palamau Tiger Reserve in Latehar and Garhwa districts of Jharkhand.
The clearance also comes with the permission to start construction and settle the villages which will be submerged by the project before closing the sluice gates of the dam.
The project was accorded the Stage-I approval on February 23, 2018. One of the conditions stipulated under the approval was that the settlement of the project-impacted familie...