Question raised in Lok Sabha Environmental Clearance for Mining, 26/04/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha Environmental Clearance for Mining, 26/04/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has accorded 349 environmental clearances in the mining sector during last two years i.e. 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2016. Out of which 264 environmental clearances are for non-coal mining sector and 85 environmental clearances are for coal mining sector. A list of environmental clearance granted is enclosed as Annexure I & II respectively. There are 141 numbers of environmental clearances proposals are pending at various levels for grant of environmental clearance in mining sector. Out of which 119 environmental clearances proposals are from non-coal mining sector and 22 environmental clearance proposals are from coal mining sector. A list of pending proposals is enclosed as Annexure III & IV respectively.