This document outlines the requirements for accrediting environmental impact assessment consultants in India. It discusses establishing a system to improve the quality of impact assessments. The scheme specifies six requirements for accreditation, including human resources, field investigation capabilities, a quality management system, report quality, organizational commitment, and compliance. Consultants can receive accreditation in 12 areas of expertise, such as land use, air and water pollution monitoring, ecology, socioeconomics, and hazard management. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, along with other government bodies, oversees and regulates the accreditation process.

1. ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMEMT
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2. POLLUTION INDEX
Function of the emissions – air pollutants
Effluents – water pollutants
Hazardous wastes generated
Consumption of resources

3. CATEGORIZATION
RED
ORANGE
GREEN
WHITE

4. CONSULTANTS
Accredited Consultants
Category
Accreditation

5. Scheme for Accreditation of
EIA Consultant Organization
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION
The accreditation requirements have been developed for EIA consultants with a view to have
system based approach for improving quality of EIAs.
The scheme specifies the following six essential requirements for accreditation:
i. Human resource
ii. Field investigation and laboratory arrangement
iii. Quality management system (QMS)
iv. Quality of EIA reports
v. Organizational commitment
vi. Compliance to conditions of accreditation/ improvements achieved

6. Areas of expertise
i. Land use LU
ii. Air pollution monitoring, prevention and control AP
iii. Meteorology, air quality modeling and prediction AQ
iv. Water pollution monitoring, prevention and control
WP
v. Ecology and biodiversity EB
vi. Noise and vibration# NV
vii. Socio- economics SE
viii. Hydrology, ground water and water conservation
HG
ix. Geology GEO
x. Soil conservation SC
xi. Risk assessment and hazards management RH
xii. Solid and hazardous waste management# SHW
(comprising hazardous wastes (HW), industrial solid
wastes (ISW) and municipal solid wastes (MSW)
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7. MINISTRY OF
ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR EDUCATION
ANDTRAINING
QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA
Authority framing Rules, regulations & Procedures
Over seeing and monitoring functions