- Project cost
- ₹1,959 Cr
- As filed on PARIVESH
- Land required
- 55.57 Ha
- Total project area
- Submitted
- 30 Apr 2026
- Filed on PARIVESH
- Documents
- 0
- None published yet
About this proposal
Overview
Construction of Four-Lane Arwal Bypass from km 54.200 To km 66.500 (Design ch. 67.680 ) of existing NH-139 on Naubatpur- Hariharganj Road in the State of Bihar under EPC 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/568314/2026) was submitted by Sanjeev Choudhary on behalf of EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION AURANGABAD BIHAR in Arwal, Bihar, with an estimated project cost of ₹1,959.29 crore spread over 55.57 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 2026-04-30. The land requirement comprises 1.15 ha of forest land and 54.42 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
- Proposal Number
- FP/BR/ROAD/568314/2026
- Organisation
- EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION AURANGABAD BIHAR
- Applicant
- Sanjeev Choudhary
- Clearance Type
- Forest Clearance
- Proposal Type
- FC
- Current Status
- Pending at Nodal Officer due to EDS by State Secretary
- Submission Date
- 2026-04-30
- Nodal Accepted Date
- 19-AUG-2026
- Shape of Project
- Linear
- Forest Land
- 1.15 Ha
- Non-Forest Land
- 54.42 Ha
Where
Project location
- District
- Arwal
- State
- Bihar
- Total Land Area
- 55.57 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 Four-Lane Arwal Bypass from km 54.200 To km 66.500 (Design ch. 6"?
As per the latest PARIVESH data, proposal FP/BR/ROAD/568314/2026 carries the status "Pending at Nodal Officer due to EDS by State Secretary". It is a infrastructure-sector project in Arwal, Bihar.
2Who is the applicant for this Environmental Clearance proposal?
The proposal was filed by Sanjeev Choudhary on behalf of EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION AURANGABAD BIHAR. The clearance type is Forest Clearance and it is tracked under PARIVESH reference FP/BR/ROAD/568314/2026.
3What is the project cost and land requirement?
The proposal reports an estimated cost of ₹1,959 Cr and requires 55.57 Ha of land (1.15 ha forest, 54.42 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.