Toothless green laws. #WaysOfNature The Maharashtra government’s desperation to attract investment will have disastrous consequences since environmental regulations are being relaxed. Taking a cue from the Centre’s Make-in-India campaign, the Maharashtra government has stepped up efforts to turn the state into an attractive business destination, showing scant regard for environmental laws. The critical steps towards that goal have been the easing of green laws and freeing up agricultural land for industrial purposes. As the floor space index (FSI) is set to increase by 400 per cent on agricultural land designated for industries, it would pave the way for in situ expansion of manufacturing plants. The idea is to spare industry captains the trouble of acquiring additional land for scaling up operations. Concurrently, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has taken up the initiative of modifying the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, to do away with measures posing hindrances on the use of agricultural land for industrial purposes. Development by loosing Agricultural lands?? dnaindia/analysis/editorial-dnaedit-toothless-green-laws-2054026
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 03:53:51 +0000
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