In-principle forest nod for railway line by way of MP tiger hall
3 min learnNew DelhiUp to date: Jun 27, 2026 01:46 PM IST
The Union atmosphere ministry’s forest advisory committee has granted in-principle forest clearance for a brand new railway line by way of the Satpura-Melghat tiger hall, a vital stretch that gives a secure pathway for wildlife, together with tigers, sloth bear, leopards, and deer.
The third railway line between the Jujharpur-Dhodramohar part falls on the Central Railway’s busy Itarsi-Nagpur route.
The Central Railway proposal sought diversion of 8.0357 hectares of forest land, together with in forest compartments within the wildlife hall between Satpura and Melghat tiger reserves, as per minutes of the committee’s June 10 assembly and official proposal paperwork.
The in-principle or Stage-I clearance was granted on the situation that ultimate approval will likely be granted solely after this railway line part, together with two others on the Itarsi-Nagpur route, will get wildlife clearance from the standing committee of the Nationwide Board for Wildlife.
No working permission or authorisation for works on forest land is to be granted till ultimate forest clearance is issued, the forest advisory committee said within the minutes of the June 10 assembly.
The Itarsi-Nagpur route passes by way of Narmadapuram (previously Hoshangabad), Chhindwara, Pandhurna, and Betul districts in Madhya Pradesh and Nagpur district in Maharashtra. The broad-gauge double line is a key phase of the high-density Rajdhani hall connecting New Delhi with ChennaiSecunderabad, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram.
To boost carrying capability, the Centre has authorised the development of a 3rd line between Jujharpur and Dhodramohar to be applied by Central Railway, Nagpur Division.
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Overpasses, underpasses essential: Tiger conservation physique
In March this yr, the Nationwide Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Wildlife Institute of India, the Madhya Pradesh forest division, and the railways carried out a joint inspection on instructions of the standing committee of Nationwide Board for Wildlife to evaluate alignment of proposed mitigation measures, akin to wildlife overpasses, advisable to forestall wildlife mortality on railway tracks.
NTCA officers stated a number of overpasses have been advisable by the Wildlife Institute of India, and following the joint inspection, sure tweaks and modifications had been instructed.
The Itarsi-Nagpur line and the Ballarshah-Gondia railway routes witness a number of wildlife deaths yearly, NTCA officers added, making the incorporation of mitigation buildings akin to overpasses and underpasses essential.
