NDTV: Environmental clearance has been given to 900 projects worth Rs 6 lakh crore in the last 20 months, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today, seeking to counter criticism that several projects have been bogged down due to lack of green nod.
Asserting that environmental clearance should not be a "roadblock" for development, Mr Javadekar said that every effort should be made to safeguard the environment and also ensure that development projects do not suffer any delay.
"In the last 20 months,...