- Project cost
- ₹0.90 Cr
- As filed on PARIVESH
- Land required
- 560.45 Ha
- Total project area
- Submitted
- 4 Jun 2026
- Filed on PARIVESH
- Documents
- 1
- PDF & KML files
About this proposal
Overview
Banka Power Project 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/SRY/580284/2026) was submitted by Shashidhar Uppar on behalf of NTPC LIMITED in Banka, Bihar, with an estimated project cost of ₹0.9 crore spread over 560.45 hectares.
The proposal falls under the Forestry / Linear sector and currently carries the status "Pending at DFO for Issue Approval letter". 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 2026-06-04. The land requirement comprises 295.77 ha of forest land and 264.68 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/SRY/580284/2026
- Organisation
- NTPC LIMITED
- Applicant
- Shashidhar Uppar
- Clearance Type
- Forest Clearance
- Proposal Type
- FC
- Current Status
- Pending at DFO for Issue Approval letter
- Submission Date
- 2026-06-04
- Nodal Accepted Date
- 04-JUN-2026
- Shape of Project
- Non - Linear
- Forest Land
- 295.77 Ha
- Non-Forest Land
- 264.68 Ha
Where
Project location
- District
- Banka
- State
- Bihar
- Total Land Area
- 560.45 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 "Banka Power Project"?
As per the latest PARIVESH data, proposal FP/BR/SRY/580284/2026 carries the status "Pending at DFO for Issue Approval letter". It is a infrastructure-sector project in Banka, Bihar.
2Who is the applicant for this Environmental Clearance proposal?
The proposal was filed by Shashidhar Uppar on behalf of NTPC LIMITED. The clearance type is Forest Clearance and it is tracked under PARIVESH reference FP/BR/SRY/580284/2026.
3What is the project cost and land requirement?
The proposal reports an estimated cost of ₹0.90 Cr and requires 560.45 Ha of land (295.77 ha forest, 264.68 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.