Rule 11
Power To Grant Approval To Implement Proposals
(1) In cases where any proposal is received pursuant to Rule 10, the concerned body shall conduct investigations into the report attached to the proposal, and , in cases where the investigations show that the implementation of that proposal will have no Substantial negative impact on the environment , grant approval within Twenty One days from the date of its receipt in the case of a proposal which requires an initial environmental examination only , and forward to the proposal the Ministry along with its opinion as well as ten copies of the report within Twenty One days from the date of its receipt in the case of a proposal which requires and environmental impact assessment as well.
(2) In cases where a proposal is received pursuant to Sub-Rule (1), Ministry shall publish a public notice ♥
in any one of the daily newspaper, granting a time limit of Thirty days, to the general public to make a copy of the report themselves received along with the proposal on their own or to study it for offering their opinions and suggestions on it.
(3) In cases where any individual or institution wishes to offer his/her its opinion and suggestion on the report as mentioned in Sub-rule (2) he/she it shall send his/her its opinion or suggestion to the Ministry within thirty days ∗from the first date of publication.
(4) In cases where any opinion and suggestion is received under Sub-Rule
(3), the report shall be examined in the light of such opinion and suggestion as well as the opinion and suggestion offered by the Committee formed, if any, under Sub- section (4) of Section 6 of the Act, and in cases where such examination

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hows that the implementation of such proposal shall have no Substantial ∗ adverse impact on the environment the Ministry shall grant approval for its implementation.
(5) The Ministry shall grant its approval, under Sub-Rule (4) within ∗Sixty days from the date of receipt of the proposal.

(6) In case of inability to grant the approval within the period pursuant to Sub-Rule (5) due to the special reason the Ministry shall grant the approval for the implementation of proposal within Thirty days from the date of lapse of said
period.