The Union environment ministry has clarified that details of projects related to the country’s internal and external security to which it grants environmental clearance will not be available on its PARIVESH portal, in the interests of security and confidentiality.

It has also clarified some aspects of the compensation and compensatory afforestation for such projects.
The clarifications came in response to a July query from the Union home ministry on guidelines for projects exempted under the Forest Conservation Amendment Act or
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