55 proposals from Gujarat pending in centre for environment clearance
July 17, 2014
New Delhi, 17 July, 2014
Union Enviornment Minister Prakash Javdekar today said that 55 proposals from Gujarat were pending with the Enviornment Ministry for consideration of environment clearance as on June 30 this year.
Similarly, 35 projects were pending in Andhra Pradesh, while 32 were in Maharashtra, and 24-each were pending in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
Replying to a question, Javadekar said 298 proposals were pending with the Environment Ministry for consideration of environment clearance as on June 30 this year.
The Environment Ministry has accorded environmental clearance to eight thermal power projects with a total capacity of 4677 MW in the current year, Javdekar told Rajya Sabha today.
He said in a written reply that the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, governs environmental clearnace stipulations including that of time limit.
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