forest and environment clearances
The Government is all set to roll out Rs 2 lakh crore worth of infrastructure projects this year. “We have cleared bottlenecks. It is easy to construct express highways but difficult to get environment clearance. However, we are removing hurdles. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadari addressing the annual convention of Society of Indian [...] Continue Reading »
In a highly noteworthy move aimed at expediting green clearances for industrial and infrastructure projects, the Government announced on Thursday that it has kicked off online environment clearances for projects. The government’s decision to go online with green clearances underscores a very significant move, especially given the fact that a number of industrial and infrastructure [...] Continue Reading »
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said that the plan of building 20 km of road a day by the UPA II government will not be sustainable due to the delay in environment clearance and land acquisition issues. NHAI chief said that raising equity was the main concern for the road project of 10,000 [...] Continue Reading »
New-Delhi- The environment ministry was recently requested by the NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) to grant clearance of the 25 road projects which are in the backlog for approval. As per an NHAI official, they have penned a letter to the environment ministry on January 12 demanding the clearance of the 25 road projects spread across [...] Continue Reading »
