AIIMS Kalyani, to be inaugurated by Modi, does not have environment clearance

AIIMS in Kalyani, West Bengal allegedly operating without environmental clearance, faces Rs.15 crore penalty..

Kolkata: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in West Bengals Kalyani, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to dedicate to the nation on Sunday, is allegedly operating without an environmental clearance (EC), officials of the state pollution control board said on Saturday.o)..

On October 19, following the MoEFCC and Supreme Courts guidelines, the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) imposed an environmental impact damage cost and a penalty of Rs.15 crore..

However, AIIMS Kalyani applied for an exemption, contending that it was a health facility and therefore, did not require an environmental clearance..

Hence, at this stage, after the apex courts orders, we cannot issue any environmental clearance to AIIMS Kalyani or for that matter to any other project applied under the violator category..