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CM asks Forest Dept to expedite FCA cases

Shimla, Jan 28(UNI) Himachal Pradesh government would expidite the clearance of project under Forest Conservation Act and Rs 1660 Crore funds of CAMPA to be used on energy saving sector soon. This was stated by chief minister
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu who was presiding over a meeting of senior officers of the Forest Department here on Friday evening. He said that timeline for FCA clearance must be adhered to, in cases of construction of medical colleges, tourism projects, educational institutions, roads, and electric charging stations. He directed the Forest Department officers to ensure time-bound FCA clearances so that the developmental projects could be taken in hand well in time, thereby benefiting the people of the state and pave the way for implementing the development projects.
State Government would strike a balanced approach between development and environment conservation while implementing various projects of utmost importance, said the Chief Minister. He said that there should not be unnecessary delay in the forest clearance and asked the officers to speed up the process. He said that the concerned department would appoint a nodal officer, while the DFO of the concerned division would provide support and handholding, in a time-bound manner to avoid the delays in implementing the projects, where FCA is necessary.
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