Government proposes central agencies to curb green nod delayed

Government proposes central agencies to curb green nod delayed

NEW DELHI: In a bid to end unnecessary delays in environmental clearance (EC) assessment projects, the Union environment ministry has proposed setting up a central body – Standing Committee on Environmental Impact Assessment (SCEIA) – for each state/Union Territory, which will assess projects when state-level expert groups are unable to function. The idea behind the … Read more