The Civil Aviation Ministry will create a simplified regulatory regime to speed up clearances for airport development and other aviation projects while taking due care of environment sustainability, according to a white paper.
In a white paper on ‘National Green Aviation Policy’ that has been put up for public comments, the ministry said aviation regulator DGCA would work with other Government agencies for making bio-jet fuels commercially viable.
Besides, the watchdog would assess and understand emissions from all aviation related sources, their contribution to the local air quality and their effect on compliance with local air quality regulations, as per the paper.
According to the paper, the ministry would create a “favourable regulatory regime for clearances of aviation projects such as new airports development and expansion”.
There would be a special provision and timelines that would be worked out in collaboration with central and state government bodies, environment Ministry, pollution control boards and the DGCA to speed up the developmental activities with due care environment sustainability, it added.