The regional office of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in Bengaluru has rejected a proposal seeking diversion of 48.2 hectares of forest land for the Sarangapani Iron and Manganese Ore Mine project in Tumakuru district, Karnataka.

The decision follows a detailed site inspection conducted on 23 and 25 September by S. Senthil Kumar, Deputy Director-General of Forests, Central Regional Office, Bengaluru. The inspection covered forest land located in Thirtharamapura Reserve Forest, spread across the villages of Gollarahalli, Hosahalli, Kodihalli, Tonalapura, and Lakmenahalli in Chikkanayakanahalli taluk.

According to the inspection report, the proposal was rejected due to ambiguities over the legal status of the land, invalid environmental clearances, and the

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