With the number of coronavirus cases rising across the country every day, the ministry of environment has put all meetings of expert appraisal committees (EAC), responsible for issuing green clearances, on hold till March 31.
"We have put all (meetings of) EACs on hold due to the situation. No meeting will take place till March 31. One meeting means 50-60 people coming together. So we will not have that," said a top environment ministry official.
Among the several projects pending before the Committees is the proposal to construct a new Parliament building, which is a part of the government's grandiose plan to redevelop Central Vista.
Asked about green clearance to Central Vista project, the ministry official said, "We don't have the entire project seeking clearance. Only the new Parliament building proposal has come to us. But all meetings have been put on hold for now."