
Taj: SC nod for environmental clearance
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- SC permitted Uttar Pradesh govt. & other authorities to grant environmental clearances (EC’s) to various projects like drinking water supply, sewerage treatment plant & drainage system at Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).
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- Last year in March SC had ordered ‘status quo’ (maintenance of existing condition) with regard to granting of ECs to various projects by authorities in TTZ till the time the vision document on protection and preservation of Taj Mahal & surrounding environment was filed by the U.P. government.
Sources
The Hindu