{"id":52584,"date":"2023-02-17T15:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T09:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=52584"},"modified":"2023-02-17T15:18:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T09:48:48","slug":"stages-in-an-environmental-impact-assessment-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/stages-in-an-environmental-impact-assessment-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Stages in an Environmental Impact Assessment in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Humankind, as it is developed today, can only live with taking up development\nactivities for securing the supply of food, security and other needs. However, these\nactivities though beneficial for humanity, may have adverse impacts on the\nenvironment, so there is always a need to adjust developmental activities along\nwith the concerns of the environment. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has\nbeen introduced by many countries, including India, as an environment\nprotection-specific legislation. Under the Environment (P) Act 1986<\/strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, the Government\nissued several notifications related to the conservation of the environment,\none of which was the EIA Notification of 2006, which made EIA mandatory for\nspecific projects to obtain Environment Clearance (EC). EIA tries to identify\nthe impacts (both adverse and beneficial) of any proposed private and public\ndevelopment projects. In this write-up, we will understand the stages a project\nmust go through before it can get clearance for the project by the MoEF&CC.\nFirst, let\u2019s look at the category of projects that will need an Environment\nImpact Assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category A projects<\/strong> are projects whose\nsize and cost are greater than certain levels as defined in the Schedule.\nEnvironmental clearance for projects of this nature is issued at the central\nlevel. Physical infrastructure like ports, highways, urban transport, water and\nsanitation, solid waste management sectors, etc., mandatorily require EC and do\nnot undergo the screening process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category B projects<\/strong> are those with smaller\ncapacity or size and that will have a lesser impact than projects in category\nA. Environment clearance for B Category projects is issued at the State\ngovernment level. Each State has dedicated Boards which would give clearance to\nthe project. These projects will require a screening process at the next stage.\nAfter the screening, if the authority thinks that the project will have no\nsignificant effect on the environment, it may be exempted from the requirement\nof EIA and get classified as a B2 category project. In other cases, the project\nwill be categorised as B1 and will require an Environmental Impact Assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n