State govt will look into stuck housing projects in Pimpri Chinchwad: Ajit Pawar

Dated on: Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced that the state government will address the issue of stalled housing projects in Pimpri Chinchwad and the surrounding 5-km zone. These projects have been delayed due to pending environmental clearances following a Supreme Court stay on a notification by the Environment Ministry, which allowed state-level environmental impact clearance committees. The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has withheld approvals, citing a National Green Tribunal order that mandates clearances in severely polluted areas to be granted only by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Despite the central government's notification reversing this order, it was challenged before the Supreme Court by an NGO. Pawar stated that the state cabinet will discuss the matter in its upcoming meeting and that the government intends to present its case before the Supreme Court.?