Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 01:
Officials of the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoFE) will be coming to Manipur to inspect the forest areas to be affected by the Tipaimukh Multi-purpose Project for which foundation stone was laid on December 16 last by Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.
Disclosing this to The Sangai Express, an official source said though the necessary clearance had been given for the project by the State Government, Chief Conservator of Forest (North East Region) BN Jha had sent a letter to the Chief Secretary of the State for inspection of the forest areas which fall within the project site .
Accordingly a team of officials of the Ministry of Forest and Environment would be coming for the inspection.
Around 20,646 hectares of forest area falls within the project site and the MoFE officials would go to the project site for the inspection, the source said.
The State Government has not yet fixed the exact date for the inspection , the source said, adding that Chief Conservator of Forest, Government of Manipur is trying to consult the NEEPCO authorities in this regard.