(a) whether the National Green Tribunal has asked the Government to upload on its
website all orders on granting environmental clearance within seven days of approval;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it would help the public to challenge the approval within thirty days
limitation period to be computed from the date on which approval is effectively
communicated to public; and
(d) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a)to (d): The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in its order dated 14th March, 2013, in
case of M.A. no. 104 of 2012 has issued directions which, inter-alia, state that the Ministry
of Environment & Forests (MoEF) shall, within seven days from the date of passing of the order
of Environment Clearance, upload it on its website and ensure that the same is accessible and
can be downloaded without any delay or impediment. It would remain so uploaded on website for
a period of at least 90 days. The date on which the order of environmental clearance is
communicated to the public at large, shall be the date from which the period of limitation
shall be taken into account.
The environment clearances are uploaded on the Ministry’s website within seven days of their
issuance,