Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Clearances, 08/03/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Clearances, 08/03/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in consultation with Central Pollution Control Board has reclassified the industries into “red”, “orange”, “green” and “white” based on the score of pollution load (index). For the new category of “white” industry, which is practically non-polluting will not require Environmental Clearance and Consent. A list of white category of industries is annexed as Annexure – A.