Environment ministry eases norms for defence projects at LOAC

June 12, 2014 13:44

The defence ministry need not come to the Centre to get green clearances for constructing border roads and strategically important projects coming up within 100 km of the Line Of Actual Control, the environment ministry said today.

A decision on environmental and forest clearances on building defence infrastructure in areas in the 100 km-range from the LAC can be taken by the state governments concerned, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

A policy in this regard will be formulated very soon, he told reporters.

The 4,056-km-long LAC with China touches four states -- Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim.

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