Environment Impact Assessment

2.  To for see the potential environment problems
 To assist planners & gov authorities in the decision
making process
 Formulation of mitigation measures

3. Phases of EIA
 Screening
 Scoping
 Data collection
 Impact prediction : Air, water, land, biological
 Env. Impact statement
 Public hearing
 Env Mgmt plan
 Decision making
 Monitoring the clearance conditions

4. Green law panel Recommendation

11. Problems in Present EIA Structure
 Professional manpower
 Scientific assessment
 No penalty for false info.
 CRZ panel separate
 State and central pollution control board have not
much to say
 Aversion to clear files due to media/judicial scrutiniy

18. Activists angry with GLP

26. Municipal waste
 Million + cities : green rating system
 Next 3 year 20% more solid waste handling
 Use it as a fuel in cement & steel plants
 Integrate rag pikers SWM
 Biomedical waste handling unit @ each hospital

27. Vehicle pollution & Noise pollution
 Change tax system so decrease in no of car
 extra tax burden on 2nd car
 Control Crackers use
 Control loudspeakers from religious places