PANJIM: The implementation of the Western Ghat Ecological Expert Panel (WGEEP) report, which recommended an ‘indefinite moratorium’ on new environmental clearances for mining in the ecologically sensitive zone (ESZ) in Goa, will be delayed further, at least till February 2013.

The High Level Working Group constituted by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to examine WGEEP report in a holistic and multi-disciplinary fashion in the light of the comments received from the concerned state governments, central ministries and stakeholders, has been given extension of another four months to submit an action plan for its effective implementation.