PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in its affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, stated it has no objection to the present petition being heard on merit, sticking to its earlier stand that in case a mining project is located within 10 kms from a wildlife sanctuary or national park, environmental clearance should be accorded subject to obtaining clearance from the standing committee of the National Board of Wildlife.
This clearance puts the onus on the mine owner to submit an application and obtain wildlife clearance under the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1973 “…as the environment clearance process is a parallel exercise and independent of any other statutory clearances.”
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/moef%E2%80%99s-affidavit-sticks-its-stand-clearance-mines
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/herald-panjim
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/forest-clearance
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-waste
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
