Centre Amends EIA 2006 Notification to Extend Validity Of Prior Environmental Clearance Expiring In Financial Year 2020-21

Taking into account the outbreak of Covid-19, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has amended the 2006 Environment Impact Assessment notification extending validity of prior environmental clearances expiring in Financial Year 2020-2021.The validity of prior environmental clearances granted whose validity is expiring in the Financial Year 2020-2021 shall deemed to be. Taking into account the outbreak of Covid-19, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has amended the 2006 Environment Impact Assessment notification extending validity of prior environmental clearances expiring in Financial Year 2020-2021. The validity of prior environmental clearances granted whose validity is expiring in the Financial Year 2020-2021 shall deemed to be extended till the 31st March, 2021 or six months from the date of expiry of validity. Notwithstanding anything contained in this notification, the validity of prior environmental clearances granted under the provisions of this notification in respect of the projects or activities whose validity is expiring in the Financial Year 2020-2021 shall deemed to be extended till the 31st March, 2021 or six months from the date of expiry of validity, whichever is later.