Chittoor-Thatchur expressway project receives environmental clearance

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC)’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has granted environment clearance for the six-lane Chittoor-Thatchur road (NH 716B) with several conditions, including construction of wildlife passes to avoid wildlife injury or death and also to obtain approval for the Wildlife Conservation Plan.