Environmental Impact Assessment EIA is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impact...........

Environment and Ecology Environment- Institutional Structure

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and adverse.. Consider the following statements regarding Environment Impact Assessment?

1. EIA categories projects into category ‘A’ and ‘B’ depending on their threshold capacity and likely pollution potential

2. The category ‘A’ projects are appraised for prior environmental clearance at state level

3. Biomass based power plants up to 15 MW are exempted from taking environment clearances from EIA.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

2nd statement is incorrect i.e. The category ‘A’ projects are appraised for prior environmental clearance at state level

Environment Impact Assessment Notification of 2006 has decentralized the environmental clearance projects by categorizing the developmental projects in two categories, i.e., Category A (national level appraisal) and Category B (state level appraisal). Category A projects are appraised at national level by Impact Assessment Agency (IAA) and the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) and Category B projects are apprised at state level.

After 2006 Amendment the EIA cycle comprises of four stages:Screening ,Scoping, Public hearing, Appraisal
Category A projects require mandatory environmental clearance and thus they do not undergo the screening process.
Category B projects undergoes screening process and they are classified into two types.
- Category B1 projects (Mandatorily requires EIA).
- Category B2 projects (Do not require EIA).