{"id":52932,"date":"2023-03-01T10:56:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T05:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=52932"},"modified":"2023-03-01T10:56:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T05:26:57","slug":"how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Obtain EIA for Sugar Industries: An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Under\n<strong>the\nEnvironmental (Protection) Act of 1986<\/strong><sup><a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/6196\/1\/the_environment_protection_act%2C1986.pdf\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, the Union Ministry of Environment,\nForest and Climate Change (MoEF&amp;CC), Government of India, Published an EIA\nnotification requiring environmental clearance (EC) before expanding or\nmodernising any activity or starting new projects. The Environmental Impact Assessment is an instrument\nto evaluate the significant environmental impact of any projects or\ndevelopmental proposals. It ensures the decision-makers of the industries\nconsider the anticipated effect on the environment and act accordingly. The EIA\nfor sugar industries deals with the impact of solid waste and hazardous gas\nemissions. I.e. How to optimally use the solid waste of sugarcane industries\nsuch as Bagasse and molasses and reduce the environmental impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/environmental-impact-assessment-eia\">Environmental Impact Assessment<\/a><\/strong> is a stepwise process of\nidentifying, evaluating, monitoring and managing the potential impacts of\nproposed projects on the local area&#8217;s environment. Doing so provides\nopportunities to minimise proposed environmental damage at the initial stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#EIA_Category_of_Projects_for_Environmental_Clearance\" >EIA Category of Projects for Environmental Clearance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#Norms_of_EIA_for_Sugar_Industries\" >Norms of EIA for Sugar Industries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#Screening_Stage_of_EIA\" >Screening Stage of EIA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#EIAs_Special_Provision_for_Sugar_Industries\" >EIA\u2019s Special Provision for Sugar Industries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#Relaxed_Environmental_Clearance_Norms_for_Sugar_Mills\" >Relaxed Environmental Clearance Norms for Sugar Mills<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#EIA_for_Sugar_Industries_Categorised_As_B1_and_B2\" >EIA for Sugar Industries Categorised As B1 and B2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#Situation_When_a_Project_Can_Be_Considered_A_B2_Category\" >Situation When a Project Can Be Considered A B2 Category<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#License_and_Registration_Required_To_Start_a_Sugar_Industry_in_India\" >License and Registration Required To Start a Sugar Industry in India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/how-to-obtain-eia-for-sugar-industries\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EIA_Category_of_Projects_for_Environmental_Clearance\"><\/span>EIA Category of Projects for Environmental Clearance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Environment Impact Assessment Notification of 2006 has\ndecentralised the environmental clearance projects by categorising the\ndevelopmental projects into two categories, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Category A Projects \u2013 National Level Appraisal<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The category A projects are appraised at the National level\nby Impact Assessment Agency (IAA) and the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Category B Projects \u2013 State-level Appraisal<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The category B\nprojects are appraised at the State level. The SEIAA (State Level Environment\nImpact Assessment Authority) and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC)\nare constituted to provide clearance to the Category B process. The category B\nprojects are further classified into B1 and B2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The B1\nprojects get the EC from the state or union territory Environmental Impact\nAssessment Authority (SEIAA). The B2 projects also get EC from the SEIAA. But, B2 category projects do not\nrequire an EIA report and are exempted from holding a public consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Norms_of_EIA_for_Sugar_Industries\"><\/span>Norms of EIA for Sugar Industries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any\ndevelopmental activity of sugar industries, which needs EIA clearance (existing\nproject), that undergoes expansion or modernisation (change in process or\ntechnology) with the increase in production capacity or any change in product\nmix beyond the list of products cleared in the issued clearance is required to\nsubmit a new application to EIA clearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any\ndevelopmental activity listed in the Schedule of the EIA Notification and after\nthe expansion due to its total capacity, if it falls under the purview of\neither category B or Category A, then such developmental activities require\nclearance from respective authorities. The EIA for sugar industries will also\nbe based on its capacity and expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Screening_Stage_of_EIA\"><\/span>Screening Stage of EIA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Screening of the project shall be performed at the initial stage of the project development so that proponents are aware of their obligations before deciding on the budget, project design and execution plan. This stage is applicable only for Category &#8216;B&#8217; developmental activity projects, i.e. if general conditions are applicable for a Category B project, then it will be treated as a category A project. Besides, screening also refers to classifying Category B projects into either Category B1 or B2. Category B1 projects must follow all the stages applicable for a Category A project but are processed at the state-level environmental impact assessment authorities. Whereas Category B2 do not require either EIA or public consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the 2006 EIA Notification, the classification of Category B projects falls under the purview of the state level expert appraisal committee (SEAC). This manual provides certain guidelines to the stakeholders for the classification of category B1 and Category B2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EIAs_Special_Provision_for_Sugar_Industries\"><\/span>EIA\u2019s Special Provision for Sugar Industries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MoEF&amp;CC has\nrecently notified a&nbsp;special provision for sugar industries that it relaxes\nnorms for getting prior <strong><a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/environmental-clearance\">environmental clearance<\/a><\/strong> (EC) for sugar\nmanufacturing and distillery projects. The EIA notification of 2006 mandated\ngetting EC for all new projects, their expansion and modernisation, and changes\nin the product mix. The latest notification 2006 allows all sugar manufacturing\nand distillery expansion projects to be treated as the B2 category under the\nEIA notification 2006. So the new provision of EIA for sugar industries applies\nto all expansion projects of sugar manufacturing or distilleries, having\nenvironmental clearances for their current industrial operations and intending\nto produce ethanol for blending with petrol under the Ethanol Blended with\nPetrol (EBP) programme. The government launched the EBP programme in\n2003 to promote using alternative and environmentally friendly fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main reason for\nthe relaxation of EIA for sugar industries is to provide monetary gains to the\nmill owners through ethanol sales using the sugar molasses, which will help\nthem clear the farmers&#8217; dues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relaxed_Environmental_Clearance_Norms_for_Sugar_Mills\"><\/span>Relaxed Environmental Clearance Norms for Sugar Mills<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>The current notification\nclarifies that the exception has been made to increase ethanol production. In\n2018 the cabinet committee on economic affairs increased the price of ethanol\nto be supplied to OMCs under the EBP (Ethanol blended with petrol) to help\nreduce the arrears of sugarcane farmers.<\/li><li>The relaxation in environmental\nclearance for sugar industries facilitates the sugar mills with additional\nethanol production from B-heavy Molasses replacing C-heavy Molasses without any\nincrease in the total pollution load. <\/li><li>The idea is that the monetary\ngains made by the mills through ethanol sales would be used to clear the dues\nof farmers.<\/li><li>The sugar molasses, which acts as\nwastage, becomes user input.<\/li><li>The realisation from ethanol is also one of the\ncomponents in the revenue of sugar mills and distilleries.<\/li><li>This ethanol blended with the\npetrol (EBP) program can reduce 3 million tonnes of carbon emission, per the\nnew National Policy on Biofuels. <\/li><li>The EIA for sugar industries has\nbeen relaxed from the B1 category to B2 to emphasise the EBP program.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EIA_for_Sugar_Industries_Categorised_As_B1_and_B2\"><\/span>EIA for Sugar Industries Categorised As B1 and B2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nclassification of Category B projects or activities into B1 or B2 (except the\nproject or activities listed in item 8(b) in the schedule to the EIA\nNotification, 2006) will be determined based on whether or not the project or\nactivity requires further environmental studies for preparing an EIA for its\nappraisal before the grant of environmental clearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nnecessity of which will be decided, depending upon the nature and location\nspecificity of the project, by SEAC after scrutiny of the applications seeking environmental\nclearance for Category B projects or activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nprojects requiring an EIA report shall be included in Category B1, and the\nremaining projects will fall under Category B2 and will not need an EIA report\nand public consultation. The EIA for sugar industries has been relaxed and is\ncategorised under B2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Situation_When_a_Project_Can_Be_Considered_A_B2_Category\"><\/span>Situation When a Project Can Be Considered A B2 Category<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless\nof capacity, captive power plants based on Bagasse as fuel shall be considered\nunder category B2. Bagasse and bio-fuel-based power plants up to a capacity of\n50 MW Press mud Compost plants are to be fully exempted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"License_and_Registration_Required_To_Start_a_Sugar_Industry_in_India\"><\/span>License and Registration Required To Start a Sugar Industry in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nprimary and foremost licenses needed to start a sugar industry are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Business\nRegistration<\/li><li>Consent\nNOC<\/li><li>FSSAI License<\/li><li>GST\nRegistration<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents Required For NOC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Detailed\nproject report<\/li><li>Details\nof manufacturing process<\/li><li>Land\nownership documents<\/li><li>Industry\nregistration document<\/li><li>Resource\ndetails ( water resources, machinery details etc )<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents Required For FSSAI License<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>List\nof proposed food articles<\/li><li>Food\nsafety management system plan<\/li><li>List\nof raw material suppliers<\/li><li>Form\nIX<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents Needed By EIA for Sugar Industries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Detailed Project\nDescription (name of the project, location, etc.)<\/li><li>Project-related\ndetails (waste management process, resource utilisation, etc.)<\/li><li>Site or Layout\nPlan<\/li><li>Proof of\ninstalled machinery<\/li><li>Proof of\nLand Ownership\/ Lease document, if any<\/li><li>ID proof of\nSignatory<\/li><li>Quality test\nReport<\/li><li>Explanation\nof mitigation options adopted<\/li><li>Proof of\nElectricity bill<\/li><li>Proof of water\nconnection<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Environmental Impact Assessment is a tool to assess the significant effects of any projects or modifications in the existing projects on the environment. It helps the organisation to determine its effect of environmental impact at an earlier stage and proposes the opportunity for the organisation to act accordingly. Thus the EIA for sugar industries helps the organisation to identify and evaluate the socio and economic impact early and plan accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read<\/strong>: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/importance-of-environmental-impact-assessment-eia-in-india\/\">Importance Of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) In India<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/environmental-clearance-process-in-india\/\">Environmental Clearance Process In India: A Complete Outlook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Environmental (Protection) Act of 1986[1], the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&amp;CC), Government of India, Published an EIA notification requiring environmental clearance (EC) before expanding or modernising any activity or starting new projects. The Environmental Impact Assessment is an instrument to evaluate the significant environmental impact of any projects or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":52933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3161],"tags":[1573],"acf":{"service_id":"584"},"authorName":"Hemalatha","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-103.jpg","authorDescription":"I have completed L.L.B from Venkateswara University and also completed M.C.A from Anna University. I have 5+ years experience in both technical and legal side. I also have a experience in working as a Attorney in District court and handled civil and criminal cases. 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