Big-ticket Infra-projects Awaiting PM Modi's Green Signal

Hindustan Malanjkhand mine:

Established in 1982, Malanjkhand Copper Project is a project initially  set up by Hindustan Copper Ltd to exploit the copper ore through an open pit mine. Malanjkhand mine is the single largest copper deposit of India with nearly 70 percent of the country's reserves.

However, the expansion of the Malanjkhand mine, for which contracts over Rs 1,175 crore has already been awarded, is delayed by about two years due to want of various regulatory approvals. As such, the revised deadline of completing the expansion by 2017 may get missed if the nod is not accorded in next few months.

Last year in June, the project was accorded environment clearance (EC) with the condition of securing a final nod from National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) as the mine is located only 20 km from the Kanha National Park.

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