Environmental ClearanceForest Clearance

Widening & strengthening work of Hilsa-Noorsarai road from Ch. 0+000 km to Ch. 18+980 km (Total length- 18.980 km) in Nalanda district under Road Division, Hilsa

Nalanda, BiharExecutive Engineer RCD Road Division Hilsa
Proposal no.FP/BR/ROAD/550662/2025

Current status

Pending at Nodal Officer due to EDS by State Secretary
  1. SubmittedApplication filed on PARIVESH
  2. VerificationChecked for completeness
  3. 3ExaminationNowScrutiny; shortfalls raised as EDS
  4. 4Expert appraisalAppraised by the expert committee (SEAC/EAC)
  5. 5DecisionClearance granted or refused

Updated 9 Oct 2026

Project cost
₹139.99 Cr
As filed on PARIVESH
Land required
22.43 Ha
Total project area
Submitted
10 Dec 2025
Filed on PARIVESH
Documents
0
None published yet

About this proposal

Overview

Widening & strengthening work of Hilsa-Noorsarai road from Ch. 0+000 km to Ch. 18+980 km (Total length- 18.980 km) in Nalanda district under Road Division, Hilsa 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/ROAD/550662/2025) was submitted by Samal Deo Kumar on behalf of Executive Engineer RCD Road Division Hilsa in Nalanda, Bihar, with an estimated project cost of ₹139.99 crore spread over 22.43 hectares.

The proposal falls under the Forestry / Linear sector and currently carries the status "Pending at Nodal Officer due to EDS by State Secretary". 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 2025-12-10. The land requirement comprises 15.5555 ha of forest land and 6.872 ha of non-forest land. 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

11 fields
Proposal Number
FP/BR/ROAD/550662/2025
Organisation
Executive Engineer RCD Road Division Hilsa
Applicant
Samal Deo Kumar
Clearance Type
Forest Clearance
Proposal Type
FC
Current Status
Pending at Nodal Officer due to EDS by State Secretary
Submission Date
2025-12-10
Nodal Accepted Date
25-FEB-2026
Shape of Project
Linear
Forest Land
15.5555 Ha
Non-Forest Land
6.872 Ha

Where

Project location

3 fields
District
Nalanda
State
Bihar
Total Land Area
22.43 Ha

Source files

Documents & boundary data

No clearance documents or boundary (KML) files have been published for this proposal yet. See the Bihar EC Monitoring dashboard for the interactive map and every other proposal.

Data from the Government of India's PARIVESH environmental clearance portal.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

1What is the Environmental Clearance status of "Widening & strengthening work of Hilsa-Noorsarai road from Ch. 0+000 km to Ch. "?

As per the latest PARIVESH data, proposal FP/BR/ROAD/550662/2025 carries the status "Pending at Nodal Officer due to EDS by State Secretary". It is a infrastructure-sector project in Nalanda, Bihar.

2Who is the applicant for this Environmental Clearance proposal?

The proposal was filed by Samal Deo Kumar on behalf of Executive Engineer RCD Road Division Hilsa. The clearance type is Forest Clearance and it is tracked under PARIVESH reference FP/BR/ROAD/550662/2025.

3What is the project cost and land requirement?

The proposal reports an estimated cost of ₹139.99 Cr and requires 22.43 Ha of land (15.5555 ha forest, 6.872 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.