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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Report on environmental clearance for real estate projects 'not traceable' says ministry -Jayashree Nandi

Report on environmental clearance for real estate projects 'not traceable' says ministry -Jayashree Nandi

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published Published on Oct 26, 2016   modified Modified on Oct 26, 2016
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The environment ministry has said that a report reviewing the requirement of environment clearance for real estate projects and buildings is now "not traceable." This reply was given on an RTI enquiry filed in July that had asked for a copy of a committee report headed by K Kasturirangan, member, Planning Commission in 2013.

The RTI had also asked for a report submitted by an expert group in 1989 which had recommended that building and real estate projects be brought under environment impact assessment (EIA) process. But this too is not traceable according to the ministry. The RTI applicant had subsequently approached the appellate authority who had directed the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) to find out the availability of the report and reply to the appellant within a week's time. With regard to the copy of the expert group report of 1989, efforts be made to locate the file and findings be informed. But until now the RTI applicant hasn't received any details on these reports

The K Kasturirangan committee was constituted in 2012 to assess the need for environment impact assessment (EIA) for buildings and real estate projects. The committee had recommended that building and real estate projects should be under the purview of EIA as their construction has environmental impacts. It also recommended that the state expert appraisal committee (SEAC) make their recommendations on the projects coming to them within 60 days to avoid any delay.

Some committee members said even they didn't have copies of the report. "I do not have the report. I am not able to recollect whether there was a soft copy," said Balasubramaniam, from Administrative Staff College and a committee member. SP Bansal, former commissioner, planning, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) another committee member said "I have now moved to Gwalior and I do not have the copy. I was strongly of the view that EIA process should not be compromised for real estate projects. I am all for decentralization of power but don't think local bodies are competent to review environmental impacts and ethically address them."

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The Times of India, 26 October, 2016, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Report-on-environmental-clearance-for-real-estate-projects-not-traceable-says-ministry/articleshow/55059312.cms


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