By IANS,
New Delhi : Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh denied Friday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had set up a ministerial panel to give environment clearances and said his ministry would continue to give approvals to infrastructure projects.
No Group of Ministers (GoM) has been formed to decide on environmental clearances as claimed by a section of the media, Ramesh told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu here.
The minister’s comment followed reports that Manmohan Singh had asked the Planning Commission for suggestions for fast track clearances following complaints from ministers that the environment ministry had held up their infrastructure projects.
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