After delinking the environment and forest clearances for highway projects, the environment ministry is mulling over a proposal to relax clearance norms for hydro-power projects.
The ministry is considering a proposal that allows hydro-power projects to initiate the forest clearance process without even completing comprehensive river basin study.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/green-clearance-norms-eased-hydel-projects
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kirtika-suneja
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/forest-clearance
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-basin
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flora
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fauna
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tawang-d
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment