{"id":171,"date":"2019-03-11T07:11:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T07:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esp12.epgpbooks.inflibnet.ac.in\/?post_type=chapter&p=171"},"modified":"2019-04-24T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T09:35:16","slug":"environment-clearance-process-in-india","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ebooks.inflibnet.ac.in\/esp12\/chapter\/environment-clearance-process-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment Clearance Process in India"},"content":{"raw":"
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  1. \u00a0 <\/strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Stake holders\/ authorities are involved in the Environment Clearance process<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Process of Environmental Clearance\/Appraisal<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Stages in the Prior Environmental Clearance (EC) Process for Category\u00a0<\/strong>\u2018A\u2019 Projects<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Form 1<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  6. Appendix III<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Appendix IIIA<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  8. Appendix IV<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  9. Appendix V<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  10. Appendix VI<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    As discussed in the previous modules, the process of EIA formally started in India with EIA Notification 1994 which continued in force till 2006. In year 2006, new notification 2006 was notified and immediately came into force for the new projects. For the already existing projects, the previous notification continued for next 24 months. The process of environment clearance in India has come a long way since 1994. The current process is more streamlined, objective oriented and time bound. Efforts have been made by the Govt. to make it more hassle free still sticking to its primary objective of protecting environment from industrial activities by making many amendments during all these years. Initially all the process was manual and used to take years in the grant of environmental clearance. But now the process has been made online and time bound. A separate website (www.environmentclearance.nic.in) has been launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India for online submission & monitoring of environmental & costal reserve zone (CRZ) clearances mandating online submission of applications for Terms of Reference (TOR) and Environmental Clearance from 4th July 2014 in the Ministry and 2nd July 2015 in the SEIAA, with a view to bring more transparency in the system and expediting the decision making.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n2. Stake holders\/ authorities are involved in the Environment Clearance process<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n

    The following stake holders\/ authorities are involved in the Environment Clearance process:<\/p>\r\n \r\n

    Project Proponent: <\/strong>Project Proponent <\/strong>or Project initiator is an individual, group or organization that submits or proposes some project for new establishment or extension of existing project. The owner of the organization or person designated for the purpose or project team leader etc. as the case may be plays key roles that determine the concept and content of a project. The role of the project proponent is to prepare detailed project description and present it to stakeholders.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

    Environmental consultant: <\/strong>An environmental consultant is an individual or organization who provides intellect on a range of environmental issues, offering expert advisory and assessment services to project proponents to ensure that possible\u00a0damaging effects of the proposed project are managed or eliminated. The environmental consultant is supposed to be aware of all govt. rules and regulations regarding environmental issues. As per new rules under EIA notification, the environmental consultants should be accredited by Quality Council of India. Environmental consultants cover a range of disciplines such as:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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