NDA govt reduced green nod period to 190 days: Javadekar

NDA government has brought down the time taken for obtaining environmental clearance for projects to 190 days, from the 600 days during the UPA rule. Stating this at a press conference in Pune last evening, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Centre's



aim is to further reduce this period to 100 days.

Mr. Javadekar claimed that Narendra Modi Government has approved hundreds of development projects in the last 21 months by striking a balance between environment protection and development.