The National Green Tribunal has suspended the Environmental Clearance EC granted to the India based ...........

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The National Green Tribunal has suspended the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO). Consider the following statements regarding the Environment clearance in India:

1. The guideline is that if any project falls within 5 km from an inter-State boundary or within a notified national park or a sanctuary has to be considered a category ‘A’ project.

2. The Tribunal found that the Mathikettan Shola National Park was just about 4.9 km from the proposed project site making it a Category ‘A’ project.

3. For category ‘B’ project, an Environmental Impact Assessment is necessary.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 and 3 Only

2 and 3 Only

1 and 2 Only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Under the guidelines laid down by the Environment Ministry, any project that falls within 5 km from an inter-State boundary or within a notified national park or a sanctuary has to be considered
a Category ‘A’ project that involves a number of processes before an EC is granted. In this case, the MoEF had called it a Category ‘B’ project, for which an Environmental Impact Assessment is not necessary, but the department processed it as an additional measure. The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has suspended the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) that was to come up in Theni and asked the project proponent to make a fresh application. The Tribunal found that the Mathikettan Shola National Park in Idukki district of Kerala was just about 4.9 km from the proposed project site and the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border was just a kilometre away, making it a Category ‘A’ project. Since the proposed project is near a national park, the INO has also been asked to get clearance from the National Board for Wildlife.