The MoEF also informed that the EIA notification should be amended to include inland waterways and jetties under the activities that need a prior EC.
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nikhil-ghanekar
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-shipping-road-transport-and-highways
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-green-trbunal-ngt
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