
HYDERABAD: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) informed the state government that it is ready to give forest and environmental clearance for pending projects, which will be beneficial for the people of Telangana.
The MoEF&CC and the state forest department officials held a meeting here on Tuesday to discuss the projects which have been pending for a long time due to the delay in giving green nod by the Centre.
The meeting, attended by MoEF&CC Director-General Jithendra Kumar, was chaired by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) & Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Rakesh Mohan Dobriyal.
During the meeting, Dobriyal said as many as 161 projects were pending in the state.
The Union government delegation sought details of the pending projects, including reasons behind the delay in starting those projects.
Jithendra Kumar informed the state government officials that the Centre is ready to give immediate clearance for projects, which would be beneficial to the people, and requested the state to submit details of such projects.
The state government officials informed the Centre team that 12 out of 161 pending projects were of utmost importance and the issues related to those projects needs to be addressed immediately.
In response, Jithendra Kumar said: “Quick solutions can be found to minor issues through dialogue.”