233 proposals pending before panel on wildlife

Environment and Forests Minister Parkash Javadekar today said there are abour 233 proposals pending for clearance of the Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Javadekar also said the National Board for Wildlife has been reconstituted on July 22, 2014.
"The first meeting of the newly-reconstituted Standing Committee has been fixed for 12th August, 2014. Proposals for clearance shall also be considered in the said meeting of the Standing Committee of NBWL," he said.