Exempt ultra mega power projects from compensatory afforestation clause, says power ministry

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Exempt ultra mega power projects from compensatory afforestation clause, says power ministry [1]

The power ministry plans to give a shot in the arm for ultra mega power projects and has approached the Cabinet to exempt the plants from a key provision of the Forests Act, 1980, that requires com

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05/11/2013

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]

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