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MoEF officers will face probe for dubious clearances: Parrikar

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Press Trust of India Panaji

In a letter to Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar questioned some of the clearances by the Union Ministry.

"My attention has been invited by the government machinery to some of the environmental clearances granted by your ministry; some of which have been granted in a very questionable manner," said the August 24 letter.

"I am contemplating institution of inquiry or referring the matter to appropriate forum so that all these matters are resolved in order that the rule of law can be upheld in the state," Parrikar said in the letter.

Recently, the Chief Minister had announced in the state Assembly that central officers who gave dubious clearances would face the music.

 

The letter also claimed that illegal mining of iron ore in Goa had stopped after Parrikar took over the reins in March this year.

  

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First Published: Sep 01 2012 | 8:15 PM IST

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