20 Highway Contracts Stuck Due To Red Tape Over Environmental Norms
New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India has decided to approach the Supreme Court against the environment ministry’s norms as a series of projects are held up due to green clearances. While infrastructure major GMR has already announced its exit from Rs 7,500 crore highway project, there are at least 20 highways contracts — each worth over Rs 1,000 crore — that have been awarded by NHAI but there fate remains unclear as the environment ministry is sitting over forest clearances. The projects have cleared one hurdle of getting environmental approvals but work cannot start until a green signal on the forest side is also received.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/nhai-move-sc-over-green-delays
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
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