The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests is set to consider the report of the High level Committee headed by former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian. The report recommends changes in existing green laws to ensure speedy clearances and make the process transparent.
It also recommends setting up of National laboratory for monitoring air/water quality, creation of National Environment Management Authority at Central level and State Environment Management Authority at the State-level as full time processing, clearance and monitoring agencies for special treatment to linear projects, power/mining and strategic border projects among others.