Vice Chancellor of Central University, Prof. Sat Prakash Bansal and administrative officers of the university inspecting the land marked for the campus in Jadrangal. file photo
The construction of North Campus of Central University in Dharamshala, Himachal has been stuck for 15 years due to lack of approval from the Union Environment Ministry. For the construction of North Campus of Central University in Dharamshala, 57.10 hectares of forest has been identified in Jadrangal.
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Education Department proposed to reduce the amount The Higher Education Department has proposed to reduce this amount to Rs 10.50 crore. The department has written a letter to the Chief Conservator of Forests for environmental clearance, seeking permission to deposit an amount of Rs 10.50 crore after giving exemption of Rs 19.53 crore. No letter has been received from the Chief Conservator of Forests regarding this. This matter has also been brought to the notice of higher officials by the department. But no solution could be found.
Forest land marked in Jadrangal, where tree cutting is to be done
Rs 510 crore project stuck by Rs 30 crore Approval for the construction of Central University was received on 20 January 2009 and an amount of Rs 400 crore was also allocated for the construction of its proposed building. But the construction of the university’s North Campus is stuck due to the approval of the Union Environment Ministry.
The construction is stalled due to non-deposit of Rs 30.03 crore towards felling of trees. An application was made in 2019 for transfer of land for this construction. But even after five years, despite getting environmental clearance, the land has not been transferred.
Expectations from Chief Minister’s winter stay Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is coming to Dharamshala on winter stay from January 15. Local people expect the Chief Minister to solve this problem. So that the work stuck in the middle can start.