Jayanthi: No Project Stuck Due To MoEF

Responding to reporters on familiar criticism from industry that green clearances were holding up projects, she said, “It is a misconception to say that any infrastructure project was being delayed by our ministry. If there are delays there are other reasons for that."

This comes a day after she remarked that she feels like a mridangam (a percussion instrument), which is beaten from both sides, implying that she was criticised by the industry and the environmentalists alike for supposedly “not doing much". Read the full report here.

Source: Express News Service, Indian Express, New Delhi.