The ponderous elephant will now try to catch up with the fleet-footed dragon. The Narendra Modi government has decided to fast-track clearances for roads and other military infrastructure projects along the 4,057-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, signalling that environmental clearances will not needlessly hamper national security objectives.
Pangong Lake – Ladakh (Photo credit: -AX-)
“Construction of roads within 100-km of LAC will be given fast-track approvals under the new policy being formulated,” environment minister Prakash Javadekar said after meeting defence secretary R K Mathur and other top officials on Thursday.
“Delays in defence projects were happening due to the case-to-case decision-making process. We are evolving policy-based solutions. The new policy will ensure faster clearances without compromising environmental issues,” he added.
via Defence projects along LAC to get quick green nod – The Times of India.
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