Environmental impact assessmentSubmitted by:

SHUBHAM SONI, YASHVI GERA, TANMAY GAUTAM, SIDAK (EEE Branch)

Project Guide: Dr. Tanuja NautiyalDepartment Of Chemistry

Northern India Engineering CollegeNew Delhi

Environmental impact assessment

Environmental assessment (EA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences (positive and negative) of a plan, policy, program, or concrete projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action.

Core values of EIA

• Integrity: the EIA process should be fair, objective, unbiased and balanced. • Utility: the EIA process should provide balanced, credible information for decision making. • Sustainability: the EIA process should result in Environmental Safeguard.

Environmental Assessment has many benefits:

•Protection of Environment •Optimum utilization of resources •Saves overall time and cost of the project •Promotes community participation•Informs decision makers •Lays base for environmentally sound projects. History & Evolution of EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment started as a mandatory regulatory procedure originated in the early 1970’s with the implementation of the National Environmental Policy act (NEPA) 1969 in the US. EIA process took off after the mid 1980’s, after World Bank adopted EIA for major development projects, in which borrower country had to undertake the EIA under the Bank’s supervision. Now EIA is a formal process in more than 100 countries.

Environmental Clearance from central government is required for 32 categories of development projects – under industrial sectors: • Mining • Thermal power plants • River valley• Infrastructure (road, highways, ports, harbors, and airports) • Industries including very small electroplating in foundry units.

EIA Cycles & Procedures Environmental Impact Assessment – Cycle & Procedure

The EIA process in India is made of the following phases :- • Screening • Scoping & consideration of alternatives • Baseline data collection • Impact Analysis • Mitigation and Environmental Impact statement• Public hearing • Environmental Management Plan • Decision Making • Monitoring the Clearance Condition

Summary of EIA process and Rough Timelines

Stage 1: Screening; Decide project A, B1 or B2

Stage 2: Scoping; Come up with Terms of Reference (TOR)

Prepare preliminary EIA report

Stage 3: Public consultation

Stage 4: Appraisal

Final Decision

Submission of application (Form 1, prelim reports)

Who does it?

Investor

Expert Committee

Investor

State Pollution Control Board

Expert Committee

Regulatory Authority

60 days

45 days

60 days

30 days

Update EIA report (Investor)

15 days

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GOALS OF GREEN TECHNOLOGY

• Rethinking • Recycling • Renewing • Reducing • Responsibility

TYPES OF GREEN TECHNOLOGY

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GREEN ENERGY

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APPLICATIONS

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WHAT CAN WE DO?

• Responsibility for the environment• Rethinking the way we live • Reducing Exhaustion • Recycling Waste • Renewing Energy

REFERENCE:-1. Environmental Sustainability Using Green Technologies (book by V. Sivasubramanian).2.The Times of India articles3.Treehugger(website)4.Planetarc(website)5.worldchanging(website)6.wikipedia

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