The clearance process for highways expansion has been simplified by the Union Environment Ministry. The simplification comes following intense pressure to speed up the process to aid infrastructure development including setting up townships and area-development projects. A notification to this effect was issued by the Ministry recently.
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Adani told to set up Rs 200 cr green restoration fund
Acting on a recommendation of a committee of environmentalists, the Union Environment Ministry has asked Adani group to create a green restoration fund of Rs 200 crore for repairing the environmental damage done to Mundra in Gujarat. Adani's port and SEZ projects are coming up in Mundra.
Proposal to expand Bhopal-Nagpur highway rejected
The Union Environment Ministry has rejected a National Highway Authority of India's (NHAI) proposal seeking expansion of a road connecting Bhopal and Nagpur that cuts through a proposed tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. The Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife, chaired by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, has accepted an expert panel report which said that four-laning of NH-69 within the Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary cannot be permitted currently" as tigers and other wild animal
Proposal to expand Bhopal-Nagpur highway rejected
The Union Environment Ministry has rejected a National Highway Authority of India's (NHAI) proposal seeking expansion of a road connecting Bhopal and Nagpur that cuts through a proposed tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. The Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife, chaired by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, has accepted an expert panel report which said that four-laning of NH-69 within the Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary cannot be permitted currently" as tigers and other wild animal
Rs 20k cr worth stranded road projects to get nod
As the Union Environment Ministry is set to give its clearances to a clutch of stranded highway projects in one go, work could soon begin with a combined investments of over Rs 20,000 crore. The MinistryÂ’s blanket approval is enabled by its decision to de-link the environment and forest clearances (EC and FC) for road projects, as per a recent Supreme Court directive.
Link road for airport project
An expert panel of Union Environment Ministry approved a road project connecting the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport to the national highway and another one linking the
New guidelines for eco zones
The union environment ministry has announced new guidelines to create eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) around protected areas.