Environment ministry relaxes norms for infra projects
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Environment ministry relaxes norms for infra projects

The Union Environment Ministry has relaxed forest clearance norms for infrastructure projects in Naxal-hit areas to ensure speedy execution of these. The ministry has permitted mining of stones for construction of roads. It has also agreed to relax the norms under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, for all categories of public roads. So far, quarrying of material for construction of roads was only permitted in revenue land.

The Union Environment Ministry has relaxed forest clearance norms for infrastructure projects in Naxal-hit areas to ensure speedy execution of these. The ministry has permitted mining of stones for construction of roads. It has also agreed to relax the norms under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, for all categories of public roads. So far, quarrying of material for construction of roads was only permitted in revenue land.

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