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Odisha govt moves to resolve forest clearance bottlenecks in development, infra projects

Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (UNI) The state government today underscored the need for strengthening inter-departmental coordination, streamlining procedures, and timely compliance with statutory norms with regard to resolving bottlenecks in the processing of forest clearance proposals on key development and infrastructure projects.
A high-level coordination meeting chaired today by the Additional Chief Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Satyabrata Sahu directed Regional Chief Conservator of Forests, Divisional Forest Officers and field-level officers to proactively identify and communicate potential hurdles at an early stage so that projects are not held up unnecessarily.
Stress was also laid on balancing developmental imperatives with ecological priorities, with a clear message that conservation norms would not be compromised and the development process would not be stalled, said an official.
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