The Centre has stated in its modified notification on the environment impact assessment (EIA) that construction on areas between 20,000 and 50,000 sq mtr will not require environment clearance anymore.
The notification has been issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) states that it has decided to “re-engineer” EIA rules based on amendments and the experience over the years in its implementation.
Under the new notification, the process of clearances granted for sand mining and construction activities have been eased out.