- Project cost
- ₹0.80 Cr
- As filed on PARIVESH
- Land required
- 0.02 Ha
- Total project area
- Submitted
- 6 Jan 2026
- Filed on PARIVESH
- Documents
- 1
- PDF & KML files
About this proposal
Overview
Diversion of 0.02175 ha of forest land for construction of approach road for opening retail outlet of M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. on Khata No.-22, Plot No.-6505, Thana No.-02, Block-Raniganj, Thana-Raniganj, Mauza-Bistoria to SH-77 Forbesganj-Raniganj Road in Araria district of Bihar. is a Forest Clearance (FC) proposal filed under India's PARIVESH portal, tracked here as part of BiharInfraTales' Bihar clearance monitoring dashboard. The proposal (reference number FP/BR/PetrolPump/564495/2026) was submitted by Kumari Ranjana on behalf of Kumari Ranjana in Araria, Bihar, with an estimated project cost of ₹0.8 crore spread over 0.02 hectares.
The proposal falls under the Forestry / Linear sector and currently carries the status "Pending at DFO due to EDS by Nodal Officer". Forest Clearance is required under the Forest (Conservation) Act for diversion of forest land for non-forest infrastructure and development purposes, governed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and state forest departments.
The application was submitted on 2026-01-06. The land requirement comprises 0.0218 ha of forest land and 0 ha of non-forest land. Stage-I approval on 28-SEP-2026. Full proposal documents, boundary (KML) data, and the exact project location, where published by PARIVESH, are linked on this page. This record is updated as the clearance moves through verification, appraisal, and the final grant or rejection stage.
PARIVESH data
Proposal record
- Proposal Number
- FP/BR/PetrolPump/564495/2026
- Organisation
- Kumari Ranjana
- Applicant
- Kumari Ranjana
- Clearance Type
- Forest Clearance
- Proposal Type
- FC
- Current Status
- Pending at DFO due to EDS by Nodal Officer
- Submission Date
- 2026-01-06
- Stage-I Approval Date
- 28-SEP-2026
- Nodal Accepted Date
- 06-JAN-2026
- Shape of Project
- Linear
- Forest Land
- 0.0218 Ha
- Non-Forest Land
- 0 Ha
Where
Project location
- District
- Araria
- State
- Bihar
- Total Land Area
- 0.02 Ha
Source files
Documents & boundary data
Data from the Government of India's PARIVESH environmental clearance portal.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
1What is the Environmental Clearance status of "Diversion of 0.02175 ha of forest land for construction of approach road for ope"?
As per the latest PARIVESH data, proposal FP/BR/PetrolPump/564495/2026 carries the status "Pending at DFO due to EDS by Nodal Officer". It is a infrastructure-sector project in Araria, Bihar.
2Who is the applicant for this Environmental Clearance proposal?
The proposal was filed by Kumari Ranjana on behalf of Kumari Ranjana. The clearance type is Forest Clearance and it is tracked under PARIVESH reference FP/BR/PetrolPump/564495/2026.
3What is the project cost and land requirement?
The proposal reports an estimated cost of ₹0.80 Cr and requires 0.02 Ha of land (0.0218 ha forest, 0 ha non-forest).
4What is Environmental Clearance (EC) and why does this project need it?
Environmental Clearance is a mandatory approval under India's Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) framework, granted by the MoEFCC or the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) via the PARIVESH portal. Projects that can significantly affect the environment must obtain EC — covering appraisal of pollution, land use, and ecological impact — before construction or expansion can lawfully begin.