During the lockdown, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change panels cleared or discussed 30 projects in biodiverse forests.

The MoEFCC has accorded clearances and discussed 30 projects in biodiverse forests during the lockdown period.

The MoEFCC has accorded clearances and discussed 30 projects in biodiverse forests during the lockdown period.Jairam Ramesh, the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment, Forests, and Climate Changer raised strong objections to clearances given to projects by various panels of the Ministry of Environment and Forests during the COVID-19 lockdown and sought a review and a moratorium on them. He was referring to reports that various panels of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change(MoEFCC) have granted approvals and discussed projects in biodiverse forests during the lockdown period.

MoEFCC's official website reveals the various projects that were cleared Terms of Reference(ToR) by the Expert Appraisal Committees during the lockdown. ToRs are guidelines for administering environmental studies of projects after which the project is considered for clearance by the committee.

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