New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The central government has urged the Supreme Court to clear the Delhi-Pauri national highway expansion project, which has come under scrutiny after a plea alleged procedural lapses and threat to wildlife as the project threatens to fragment a vital wildlife corridor linking the Rajaji and Corbett tiger reserves. In a response filed last week, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) said that development projects within national parks, sanctuaries, tiger reserves, tiger corridors, that require environmental clearance within eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) around these protected areas must obtain approval from the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life (SC-NBWL).htc...