Neha Dhamija
Government is looking into making the projects of authorities and companies more open and available to the public.
In this regard, some changes in the procedure have been proposed. After these are finalized and incorporated in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006, a clear stand on the matter would be conveyed.
Various agencies have already been issued the draft of this notification.
In the press release that was issued by PMO, the notification asks the proponents of projects to, necessarily advertise in two newspapers in the area where the project is located.
In addition to this, the approving authorities will be required to hand over the copies of EIA to the local bodies, where the project is located. Also, the governmental agencies will be displaying the approvals on web-sites.
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