Centre and states are running out of time to clear these projects which have been stuck since January 2015 due to various regulatory hurdles.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/non-coal-mining-288-proposals-hang-fire-five-months-go
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-mines