Bhubaneshwar: The four-member panel appointed by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has submitted its report to the Environment Ministry on Posco's proposed steel
Project.
There has been no final decision on the project yet. The panel has submitted two separate reports where three members are suggesting cancellation of the existing environment laws.
Headed by former environment secretary Meena Gupta, the central team probing alleged irregularities in the implementation of environment laws and forest rights acts in the Rs 51,000 crore project was initially scheduled to submit its report on October 12.
The reports will now be placed before the Forest Advisory Committee on October 25, before Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh gives his view.
The Forest Rights issue needs to be re-looked. Posco to be asked to carry out comprehensive integrated Environment Impact Assessment (EIA).
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