Govt exempt real estate from eco clearance

In a major shift against its own orders six months ago, the environment ministry has decided to exempt big buildings and real estate projects from taking environment clearance, which was a mandatory requirement under the law for more than a decade. As per the new norms, the U-turn will take the construction industry out of the environment ministry's purview and no project could be challenged on environmental grounds before the National Green Tribunal.

The ministry issued a draft notification on April 29 which says the states which will integrate environmental conditions in the building approvals under their Building Bylaws will not have to get environment clearance for construction projects. It replaces the area-specific EIA and environment clearance process carried out by SEIAA prior to starting of the project with standard conditions such as sewage discharge, water harvesting and DG Sets specification imposed and monitored by the local urban authorities post construction of the project.

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Govt exempt real estate from eco clearance

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