A new web portal was launched by the Environment Ministry for online submission and monitoring of environmental approvals for mining of sand and minor minerals on Tuesday. It is a district-level, web-based and role-based workflow application for online submission and monitoring of proposals, enabling the project proponents to track their applications online.
According to the Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, the web-based application automates the entire tracking of proposals, which includes online submissions of a new proposal, editing/updating the details of proposals at each stage of the workflow. The system is based on web architecture.
Some of the features of the application include— submission of all projects in a single window interface; facilitate management in effective monitoring; delays in the clearance process can be ascertained; a unique ID for each proposal for future reference; On-the-fly generation of all required reports; automatic mailer notification to take instance action; accessible from any PC having internet facility and different types of privileges/roles for users as per their responsibilities.
Among the objectives of the portal are — enhancing efficiency, transparency and accountability in the environment clearance process; reduction in turnaround time for activity; enhance responsiveness through workflows automation and availability of real-time information; enhance ease and convenience of citizens and businesses in accessing information and services; achieve standardisation in processes across the States; online real-time monitoring and adherence to timelines for verification; stage-wise approval and compliance mechanism and a more user-friendly application process.