- Project cost
- ₹48.67 Cr
- As filed on PARIVESH
- Land required
- 285.00 Ha
- Total project area
- Submitted
- 2 Dec 2025
- Filed on PARIVESH
- Documents
- 0
- None published yet
About this proposal
Overview
Construction of 6-lane Greenfield Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata Highway from Konki Village to Lerua village from km 0+000 to km 41+955 under NH (O) in the State of Bihar on Hybrid Annuity Mode 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/553192/2025) was submitted by Amit kumar Ojha on behalf of NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA in Rohtas, Bihar, with an estimated project cost of ₹48.67 crore spread over 285 hectares.
The proposal falls under the Forestry / Linear sector and currently carries the status "Pending on UA for Compensatory Levies Payment". 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 2025-12-02. The land requirement comprises 7.603 ha of forest land and 277.397 ha of non-forest land. Stage-I approval on 28-JUL-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/ROAD/553192/2025
- Organisation
- NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
- Applicant
- Amit kumar Ojha
- Clearance Type
- Forest Clearance
- Proposal Type
- FC
- Current Status
- Pending on UA for Compensatory Levies Payment
- Submission Date
- 2025-12-02
- Stage-I Approval Date
- 28-JUL-2026
- Nodal Accepted Date
- 07-APR-2026
- Shape of Project
- Linear
- Forest Land
- 7.603 Ha
- Non-Forest Land
- 277.397 Ha
Where
Project location
- District
- Rohtas
- State
- Bihar
- Total Land Area
- 285.00 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 "Construction of 6-lane Greenfield Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata Highway from Konki Vil"?
As per the latest PARIVESH data, proposal FP/BR/ROAD/553192/2025 carries the status "Pending on UA for Compensatory Levies Payment". It is a infrastructure-sector project in Rohtas, Bihar.
2Who is the applicant for this Environmental Clearance proposal?
The proposal was filed by Amit kumar Ojha on behalf of NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA. The clearance type is Forest Clearance and it is tracked under PARIVESH reference FP/BR/ROAD/553192/2025.
3What is the project cost and land requirement?
The proposal reports an estimated cost of ₹48.67 Cr and requires 285.00 Ha of land (7.603 ha forest, 277.397 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.