Ganga Highway Project
RAJYA SABHA
The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of Uttar Pradesh has accorded environmental clearance to Ganga Expressway Project in August, 2007. They received representations for the project in which issues such as intensification of sedimentation of Ganga river, impact on bio-diversity, reduction in the flow have been raised. The Project proponents have been asked by the Secretariat of SEIAA, UP to carry out comprehensive environmental impact assessment and make necessary changes incorporating the environmental issues.
KP/Hb
(Release ID :35762)