Environmental Clearance for Coal Mining Projects of Coal India Ltd
A total of 13 coal mining projects of Coal India Ltd. are Pending for approval with the Ministry of Environment and Forests. This include 6 new projects and 6 projects for expansion, They are awaiting environmental clearance for varying durations, under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006. These projects have not been accorded environmental clearance as on date due to non-submission of complete information in their Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) - Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Reports, inadequate information on critical environmental parameters, non-compliance of the procedures of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006 and Circulars of the Ministry, etc by Coal India companies.
The EIA Notification 2006 provides for a time limit of 105 days for taking a decision after receipt of complete information from the project proponents.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan in a written reply to a question by Miss Anusuiya Uikey in Rajya Sabha today.
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