EIA notification lacks sensitivity towards environment: Chhattisgarh CM

The draft notification advocates exclusion of activities like leveling of ground without tree felling and geotechnical investigation from "prior environment clearance"

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday raised strong objection on the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, 2020, saying that it lacked sensitivity needed towards the conservation of environment, an official said here.

In a letter to Union Minister of Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar, Baghel also made several suggestions urging him to consider them in the interest of environment conservation and forest dwellers before finalising the notification, the public relations department official said.

"Chhattisgarh is predominantly a tribal state with 44 per cent forest cover. Bastar, Surguja, Koria, Kawardha areas of the state have been recognised as 'Scheduled