Gadkari tells ministries to expedite clearance to road, port projects

A number of roads and port projects have been stranded due to delays in environment and forest clearances

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday reviewed a string of roads and port projects stranded due to delays in environment and forest clearances, and directed the ministries concerned to take necessary  steps to address the issue.

The issues came up for discussion at the 5th meeting of the Group of Infrastructure. These projects include the Chardham road project in Uttarakhand that has been impacted due to a notification by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), which has proposed around 40 sq km of land in Uttarkashi district across Bhagirathi river as economic-sensitive