Locations of Kaladan Project in Rakhine and Chin States (Photo: CHRO) 24 March 2012: In response to concerns raised by civil society groups over possible environmental and social impacts of Kaladan project, a joint India-Burma development initiative, the Burmese government has given the green light for conducting the assessments. Minister for Transport U Nyan Tun Aung said Burma's government would take steps in working together with India to carry out the impact assessments in an attempt to reduce negative outcomes from the project, according to the Myanmar Times .