EXPLAINED | What Is Environment Impact Assessment Notification Draft 2020? Know History, Amendments, Issues & More
Taking to his Twitter handle on Monday morning, the former president of Indian National Congress (INC) said that the objective of the draft EIA 2020 is clear – ‘Loot Of The Nation’.
This is another terrible example of what the BJP government has been doing for its ‘suit-boot’ allies who have robbed the resources of the country.
He demanded that the draft must be withdrawn stop “loot of the nation” and “environmental destruction”
“EIA 2020 draft must be withdrawn to stop #LootOfTheNation and environmental destruction,” he tweeted.
Earlier on Sunday, In a Facebook post using the hashtag 'WithdrawEIA2020', Gandhi slammed the government over the EIA, 2020, draft, saying it is not only "disgraceful", but "dangerous".
"Not only does it have the potential to reverse many of the hard fought gains that have been won over the years in the battle to protect our environment, it could potentially unleash widespread environmental destruction and mayhem across India," he said.
The draft EIA notification, which involves procedure of issuing environmental clearances to various projects, was issued by the Environment Ministry in March this year and public suggestions were invited.