Leader of the Opposition M.K. Stalin and environmental activists have slammed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board’s memorandum to the Centre seeking environmental clearance (EC) for certain types of projects without holding a second public hearing in cases wherein the first hearing was disrupted.
On Tuesday, State Environment Minister K.C. Karuppannan presented a list of demands to Union Minister for Environment Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi.
In the representation, the State blamed project delays on the public, NGOs and political parties with vested interest, who, it said, were disturbing the smooth proceedings of the hearings.