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NGOs, MPs call for wider talks on new EIA rules
Our Bureau
New Delhi
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Sept. 4
A group of non-government organisations (NGOs) as well as Parliamentarians have alleged that the Environment Ministry has not held consultations with civil society on the new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) rules, which are to be notified soon.
In a statement, Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group has alleged that though the Environment Ministry had invited public comments on the draft EIA about a year ago, it has held consultations with industry associations only such as Assocham, CII, FICCI and CREDAI. The NGO has based its statement on information obtained from the Environment Ministry through a Right to Information application.
Mr P.G. Narayanan, Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science, Technology and Environment has written to the Prime Minister on the issue, requesting his intervention to hold the notification till a thorough and meaningful consultation is completed, said the release.
CPI (M) MP Mr Sitaram Yechury has urged the Environment Ministry to hold extensive consultations by organising zonal workshops involving the state governments on the issue. He has also called for a "full discussion on the issue in the Winter session of Parliament", according to the statement.
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