Days ahead of the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Investment ( CCI), the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), the statutory body for advising on forest clearances, rushed to clear a little over 20 projects, including those in mining and power.
The CCI, set up to hasten big-ticket infrastructure projects, had its first meeting on January 31. According to sources, as many as 30 projects came for hearing before the seven-member FAC on January 21-22. Of the seven members, only three were present.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/forest-panel-project-clearance-spree
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/teesta
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikkim
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land