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The urgency to revisit green rules stems from a growing
conviction that a becalmed economy can ruin the UPA-2's 2014
prospects. The hazard for incumbent governments was
highlighted in Wednesday's US presidential debate with
challenger Mitt Romney scoring when he charged that coal and
gas permits had declined by half under Barack Obama.
The Prime Minister's Office has advised the ministry of
environment and forests (MoEF) that fresh clearances might
not be needed in the case of leases that come up for renewal.
This can be substituted by on-the-spot inspections of
conditions specified in lease and allocation agreements.
"These projects are ongoing and going through a rigmarole of
permits can halt or interrupt operations," sources explained.
Similarly, the MoEF is expected to soon approach the Supreme
Court to seek easing of conditions stipulating that no work
can begin on a project if even a segment of forest land is
used. The government is not keen to do away with permits but
does not want the non-forest part of projects held up.
"The courts have felt that allowing work to begin will end up
becoming a fait accompli. But sometimes, the forest land to
be used may be just 10-15% of the project or less," an
official said.
Norms for capacity addition is another area the government is
focusing on. It hopes to do away with public hearings for
increases up to 25% of capacity in case of projects that came
up before 1994 which was when the procedure became mandatory
for acquisition and project development.
