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In move that would bring relief to solar power developers, the Union environment ministry has said that provisions of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) notification, 2006, which mandate environmental clearance for various projects, will not apply to solar PV power projects, solar thermal power projects and solar parks. The ministry has, however, clarified that the disposal of PV cells will be covered under the provisions of Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Trans-Boundary Movement) Rules, 2016. It also said that the development of solar parks will be covered under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.