Jamshedpur: After Union minister Satish Chandra Dubey attributed delays in the NH-33 elevated corridor project to pending forest land transfer, the Jamshedpur forest division has clarified that the Mango Municipal Corporation (MMC) has not completed procedural formalities in the issue.Saba Alam, divisional forest officer (DFO), said, “The department is ready to transfer the required forest land, particularly for widening work, but MMC has failed to submit an application on the Parivesh portal. We reminded them twice but no action has been taken.”The clarification came on Thursday during a discussion with Jamshedpur (West) MLA Saryu Roy, who had taken up the matter following Dubey’s remarks on Wednesday that expediting forest clearance would speed up the project. Alam told Roy that forest clearance and approval from the wildlife board had been secured.Roy said the Union minister may not have been fully briefed on the clearances. “Since all permissions are in place, agencies like NHAI and state authorities should now initiate pending work without delay,” he said, urging MMC to immediately upload its proposal.Another project — construction of a flyover ramp from Mango Chowk — has stalled at the terminal point due to pending formalities, aggravating congestion and safety concerns.
