Govt Relaxes Forest Rule For Infra Projects In Naxal Areas

In such cases, the state governments themselves would be authorised to grant approvals and applications need not be sent to the Union Environment Ministry for approval.

Only recently, the Environment Ministry had raised this ceiling from one hectare to two hectares. However, a number of chief ministers wrote to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh asking for further relaxation of the provisions of FCA in the Naxalite areas. Read the full report here.

Source: Amitabh Sinha, Indian Express, New Delhi.