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bubla · 14-03-10

The final decision on the proposed airport at Panvel, 35 kms from Mumbai, has been put off once again.
At a meeting called by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) in Ne Delhi on Thursday, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh told the Maharashtra government to submit the Environment Impact Assessment Report (EIA) for the 1,140-hectare airport by end of August. The MoEF ill scrutinise the report and decide on approving the project in 45 days, Ramesh said. Hoever, to other projects, the Mumbai Metro and the Haji Ali-orli sea link, ill get environmental clearance by end of March.
A delegation, led by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, met Ramesh to discuss projects aaiting environmental clearances.
Ramesh told Hindustan Times, “This time the MoEF called Chavan to discuss pending projects. e met and revieed projects. He has agreed to meet me more regularly no.” The minister as, hoever, categorically said a go-ahead for the airport project is pending. “e ill consider it after the EIA is submitted.’’
A senior bureaucrat, ho as present at the meeting, said: “e hope pending infrastructure projects get a speedy clearance after this meeting. Both, Haji Ali-orli sea link and Mumbai metro’s second corridor ill be considered at a meeting on March 25 and are likely to get cleared.’
Ramesh, hoever ticked off the state for seeking relaxation in coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) norms for projects such as redevelopment of dilapidated buildings. “I have told them that I cannot give a blanket permission to the state to use its unrestrictive poer in case of private developers,” Ramesh said.
The state’s Urban Development department had asked the MoEF to consider a different set of coastal norms for Mumbai since its land use requirement is high. It anted enhanced Floor Space Index to be alloed in dilapidated structures in coastal areas, MHADA colonies and cluster redevelopment projects among others.
The state ill have to revert to the ministry ith a proposal on ho it plans to use CRZ II areas for housing urban poor under projects by a public sector undertaking or government agency instead of private developers. The M.S. Saminathan committee report on the CRZ policy had suggested this

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bubla New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Panvel airport plans delayed Hindustan Times Mumbai, March 12, 2010 The final decision on the proposed airport at Panvel, 35 kms from Mumbai, has been put off once again. At a meeting called by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) in Ne Delhi on Thursday, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh told the Maharashtra government to submit the Environment Impact Assessment Report (EIA) for the 1,140-hectare airport by end of August. The MoEF ill scrutinise the report and decide on approving the project in 45 days, Ramesh said. Hoever, to other projects, the Mumbai Metro and the Haji Ali-orli sea link, ill get environmental clearance by end of March. A delegation, led by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, met Ramesh to discuss projects aaiting environmental clearances. Ramesh told Hindustan Times, “This time the MoEF called Chavan to discuss pending projects. e met and revieed projects. He has agreed to meet me more regularly no.” The minister as, hoever, categorically said a go-ahead for the airport project is pending. “e ill consider it after the EIA is submitted.’’ A senior bureaucrat, ho as present at the meeting, said: “e hope pending infrastructure projects get a speedy clearance after this meeting. Both, Haji Ali-orli sea link and Mumbai metro’s second corridor ill be considered at a meeting on March 25 and are likely to get cleared.’ Ramesh, hoever ticked off the state for seeking relaxation in coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) norms for projects such as redevelopment of dilapidated buildings. “I have told them that I cannot give a blanket permission to the state to use its unrestrictive poer in case of private developers,” Ramesh said. The state’s Urban Development department had asked the MoEF to consider a different set of coastal norms for Mumbai since its land use requirement is high. It anted enhanced Floor Space Index to be alloed in dilapidated structures in coastal areas, MHADA colonies and cluster redevelopment projects among others. The state ill have to revert to the ministry ith a proposal on ho it plans to use CRZ II areas for housing urban poor under projects by a public sector undertaking or government agency instead of private developers. The M.S. Saminathan committee report on the CRZ policy had suggested this