Lok Sabha Question No. 1115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Projects pending due to Environmental Clearance
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1115

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## Projects pending due to Environmental Clearance

## 1115. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any Central or State Government projects in the country are pending due to non-receipt of forest and environmental clearances, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the names of Schemes in the States of Rajasthan which are under consideration of the Government; and
- (c) the status of the same and the time by which the Government is likely to take a decision on them?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a)  to  (c) As  per  the  provisions  laid  down  in  the  Environment  Impact  Assessment  (EIA) Notification,  2006,  as  amended,  the  proposals  are  appraised    by  the  Expert  Appraisal Committee (EAC) or State  Level  Expert  Appraisal  Committee  (SEAC) considering  all  the environmental  implications  involved  in  the  project  including  the  issues  raised  in  Public Consultation. Based on the recommendation of the EAC/SEAC, projects are further considered by the Ministry or State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for approval for grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) or otherwise. Similarly, approvals for diversion of forest  land  for  any  non-forestry  purpose  under  the  provisions  of  Van  (Sanrakshan  Evam Samvardhan)  Adhiniyam,  1980  are  granted  as  per  the  procedure  laid  down  in  the  Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023 and the guidelines issued in this regard. This grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) and Forest Clearance (FC) is a continuous process and the proposals which are complete in all respects, are considered for approval as per the specified timelines.

As  per  information  available  on  PARIVESH  Portal,  retrieved  on  04.02.2025,  a  total  331 proposals relating to the Central/State Governments (Annexure-1) have been submitted with the Ministry and respective SEIAAs as per provisions of the said 2006 Notification.

No scheme related to the environmental clearance process for the State of Rajasthan is currently under consideration at the Ministry. However, the following two proposals from Rajasthan viz: Development of Bichoon Industrial Area in, Jaipur District and the Construction of New Green Field Airport, District-Bundi have been submitted at Central level. As per the provisions stated above, Environmental Clearance (EC) and Forest Clearance (FC) are granted after considering environmental  and  forest  related  issues  and  incorporation  of  appropriate  environmental safeguards including mitigatory measures as prescribed in the EMP.

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Annexure I

## Number of environmental clearance proposals related to Central/State Govt

| S.NO   | State Name        | Number of Proposals submitted with the Ministry   | Number of Proposals submitted with SEIAAs   |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | -                                                 | 04                                          |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh | -                                                 | 03                                          |
| 3.     | Assam             | -                                                 | 12                                          |
| 4.     | Bihar             | -                                                 | 02                                          |
| 5.     | Chandigarh        | 01                                                | -                                           |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh      | -                                                 | 03                                          |
| 7.     | Delhi             | 03                                                | -                                           |
| 8.     | Gujarat           | -                                                 | 13                                          |
| 9.     | Haryana           | -                                                 | 02                                          |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh  | -                                                 | 01                                          |
| 11.    | Jharkhand         | -                                                 | 01                                          |
| 12.    | Karnataka         | -                                                 | 04                                          |
| 13.    | Kerala            | 01                                                | 02                                          |
| 14.    | Madhya Pradesh    | -                                                 | 04                                          |
| 15.    | Maharashtra       | -                                                 | 193                                         |
| 16.    | Odisha            | -                                                 | 26                                          |
| 17.    | Punjab            | -                                                 | 06                                          |
| 18.    | Rajasthan         | 02                                                | 24                                          |
| 19.    | Tamil Nadu        | -                                                 | 06                                          |
| 20.    | Telangana         | -                                                 | 11                                          |
| 21.    | Uttar Pradesh     | -                                                 | 03                                          |
| 22.    | Uttarakhand       | -                                                 | 04                                          |
|        | Total             | 07                                                | 324                                         |