Union Environment Ministry has lifted moratorium under the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index, CEPI in respect of the industrial cluster area of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. This will enable new investments in the region, which was stalled for over 5 years.<br/>The conditions for lifting of moratorium include Central Pollution Control Board, CPCB and the State Pollution Control Board, SPCB to immediately put the approved action plan on their website along with implementation status. <br/><br/>Also, the SPCB should ensure that any new project/activity or any expansion or modernisation of existing project or activity or any change in product mix is in line with the overall approved action plan of the CPA.<br/><br/>The evaluation of the CEPI score in the Chandrapur is 54.42, as compared to the CEPI score assessed by CPCB in 2013 (81.90). It has also been intimated that the action plan formulated for Chandrapur is at various stages of implementation, an official statement said.