Ranchi, July 22: Iron ore mining is set to start at Ankua in West Singhbhum. Sajjan Jindal-owned JSW Steel Limited has employed the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Training (ICFRE) for an environmental impact assessment (EIA). Representatives of JSW Steel Limited and ICFRE today presented terms of reference for carrying out the assessment with the Union ministry of environment and forests appraisal committee in New Delhi. "The entire 999.9 hectare area in Ankua falls under the Saranda forest reserve. The assessment by a reputed agency and the same vetted by a special committee of the ministry is necessary,' said R.P. Singh, the chief executive officer of JSW Steel Limited. ICFRE is a Dehradun-based agency under the aegis of the ministry of forest and environment. Mining activities in the forest would take a toll on bio-diversity and issues of water and noise pollution would arise. The effect of mining in the area has to be minimised, Singh said. JSW Steel Limited is one of the few companies to start projects in the state. Earlier, the company was issued a prospective licence for iron ore reserves. Later, it applied for a mining lease that got cleared by the state government and the Centre.