(a) whether deep water port at Gangavaram in Andhra Pradesh has applied for clearance ;and
(b) if so, the time required to grant Environmental clearance thereto?
(a) whether deep water port at Gangavaram in Andhra Pradesh has applied for clearance ;and
(b) if so, the time required to grant Environmental clearance thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRINAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a) and (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests had received a project pertaining to
`Development of Port at Gangavaram near Visakhapatnam by M/s Gangavaram Port Limited` which
was accorded clearance under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991 on 11.3.2005
subject to environmental safeguards and conditions.