Environmental assessment is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action.

1. Environment
Impact
Assessment

2. Innovation
Management
Topic Presentation
Duration 20 minutes

3. Vivek
Objectives: Amala
EIA legislation : Akhila
Methodology: Rithu
Process : Jissy
Guidelines: Pooja
Agenda Introduction
Presentation
Conclusión
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4. “Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a
process which ensures that all environmental
matters are taken into account quite early in the
project at planning process itself. It takes into
consideration not only technical and economic
considerations but also, traditional aspects like
impact on local people, biodiversity etc..”

5. Objectives of EIA
Amala Rachel Shaji

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● To identify and incorporate into project
plan, appropriate abatement and
mitigating measures
● To examine and select the best
from project options
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● To predict and determine
significant residual environmental
impact
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● To identify the environmental
costs and benefits of the project
to the community
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Objectives of EIA!

7. EIA Legislation
Akhila S

8. Formation of EIA
in INDIA
● The Indian experience with
Environmental Impact Assessment
began over 20 years back. It started in
1976-77 when the Planning Commission
asked the Department of Science and
Technology to examine the river-valley
projects from an environmental angle.
Till 1994, environmental clearance from the
Central Government was an administrative
decision and lacked legislative support
History

9. The year 1994
The then Union Ministry of Environment
and Forests, under the Environmental
(Protection) Act 1986, promulgated an
EIA notification making Environmental
Clearance (EC) mandatory for
expansion or modernisation of any
activity or for setting up new projects
listed in Schedule 1 of the notification.

10. The year 2006
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
(MoEFCC) notified new EIA legislation in September 2006.
● The notification makes it mandatory for various
projects such as mining, thermal power plants,
river valley, infrastructure (road, highway, ports,
harbours and airports) and industries including
very small electroplating or foundry units to get
environment clearance.
● However, unlike the EIA Notification of 1994, the
new legislation has put the onus of clearing
projects on the state government depending on the
size/capacity of the project.
2006

11. The year 2020
● Under this, the project proponent can
enter an assessment procedure, with
some minor fines for the violations.
● In other words, it offers a route when an
EIA clearance is not sought or granted,
and the construction of the project had
taken place.
EIA DRAFT 2020

12. Methodology
Rithudev

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Understand the nature and location of the
project and possible alternatives
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Identify factors of analysis and assessment
objectives
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Mitigation
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Preliminary identification of impacts and
scoping
An approach developed to identify, predict and value changes
of an action
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Baseline studies and evolution in the absence
of projects

14. Focus of Methodology
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Generating a list of
potential impacts on
selected environmental
components
Should be dynamic,
integrated group of
natural and social
systems
Type of impacts over time
and space. Some impacts
are immediate while
others are delayed.

15. COMMUNICATION
Despite being red, Mars is a
cold place, not hot. It’s full of
iron oxide dust
IMPACT MEASUREMENT
Venus has a beautiful name,
but it’s terribly hot, even hotter
than Mercury
IMPACT
IDENTIFICATION
Neptune is the fourth-largest
planet in our Solar System
and the farthest from the Sun
COST EFFECTIVENESS
Mercury is the closest planet
to the Sun and is only a bit
larger than our Moon
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
It’s a gas giant and the
biggest planet in our Solar
System
TIME EFFECTIVENESS
Yes, this is the ringed one. It’s
a gas giant, composed mostly
of hydrogen and helium
Criteria for selecting an EIA method…

16. Process of EIA
Jissy Jose

17. Project Proposal
Consideration of
alternatives and
selection of
preferred
approach
Screening Scoping
Deciding
what
issues
need to be
addressed
Determining
whether an
EIA is
necessary
Collecting
relevant data
on the status
of the
environment
Data Collection

18. Do you prefer this timeline?
Impact Prediction
Forecasting the
likely changes in
the environment
as a result of the
development
Impact Assessment
Mitigation
Measures
taken to
reduce or
remedy
adverse
impacts, or
enhance
positive
impacts
Evaluation of
the
significance
of the
identified
impacts
Formal
document
setting out the
required
information
relating to the
environmental
impact of the
proposed
development,
EI statement

19. EIA FOLLOW-UP
Monitoring auditing of
impacts and
environmental
management
Examination of the EIS by
the competent authority
(decision-maker) and other
consultees including the
public and NGOs
EIS REVIEW

20. EIA Guidelines
Pooja
Ponnappan

21. Entire EIA process is governed by, 8 guiding
Principles
All assessment
decisions and their basis
should be open and
accessible
The process and timing of
the assessment should be
agreed by all participants
in advance.
An appropriate and timely
access to the process for
all interested parties.
Assessment is
undertaken with
professionalism and
objectivity
The decision makers of all
parties are responsible for
their action and decisions
under the assessment
process.
Transparency
Certainty
Participa
tion
CredibilityAccountability

22. Cost Effectiveness Flexibility Practicality
The assessment process
and its outcomes will
ensure environmental
protection at the least
cost to the society
The assessment process
should be able to deal
efficiently with any
proposal and decision
making situation
The information and
outputs provided by the
assessment process are
readily usable in decision
making and planning

23. Any Questions?
Thank You!