The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to make public hearings mandatory for all mining licences coming up for renewal or where the mine is going in for expansion. The move is expected to add another layer of control over mining activities at a time when the Prime Minister’s Office is keen to ease regulations and speed up projects.
Public hearing is a mandatory step in the process of environmental clearance for addressing concerns of affected persons which is conducted by the state pollution control board (SPCB). It is supposed to be completed within 45 days from the date of receipt of the request letter from the applicant, but often, the time taken is much more. Normally, the process is adopted while giving a fresh mining lease.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/hearings-must-mine-lease-renewal
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subhash-narayan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kiritika-suneja
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/steel-authority-india-sail
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-aluminium-company-nalco
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-mineral-development-corporation-nmdc
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-mines
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
