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Forest clearance given for 14 projects in State, says Union Minister

March 23, 2020 03:47 am | Updated 03:47 am IST - Chennai

Special Correspondent

Approval for use of forest land for non-forestry purpose was given to 14 projects in Tamil Nadu for 2016-2020, Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Babul Supriyo recently said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

The total forest area diverted in the 14 cases was 70.80 hectares, he said sourcing data from PARIVESH, a single window portal launched in August 2018 for online submission, monitoring and management of environmental clearances, he said.

Category A projects

Environmental Clearance has been given to 76 category A projects in Tamil Nadu from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019, he added.

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