G Babu Jayakumar | ENS
Public hearings are meant to elicit people's views on upcoming projects, though authorities are not obliged to act on them.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/farce-called-public-hearing
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-power-plants
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kanchipuram-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/silent-valley-hp
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cheyyar
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy