Panel recommends green nod to NMDC's coal projects in MP.

A high-level panel has recommended environment clearance to National Mineral Development Corp's (NMDC) underground coal mining projects in Madhya Pradesh but with riders.

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) after deliberation recommended the projects for environment clearance (EC) with specific conditions, a source said.

The conditions are that the transport of coal by road to siding shall not be for more than five years. Thereafter, the transportation of coal shall be by aerial rope way/belt conveyor, the source added.

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