GMR Goa International Airport Limited

Presentation on
Current Requirements in Environment
Impact Assessment (EIA) – Process &
Procedures as Per MoEF & CC
Guidelines

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 Introduction

 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can be defined as the study to

predict the effect/impacts of the proposed (Green/brown field) activity on the
surrounding environment.

 EIA compares various alternatives for a project to identify the best

combination of economic and environmental costs and benefits.

 EIA integrates the environmental concerns in the development activities in

the feasibility report. it enables for integration of environmental concerns
and mitigation measures in the project development

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 Evolution & History of EIA

 Environmental Impact Assessment started as mandatory regulatory

procedure in the early 1970’s with the implementation of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 1969 in the USA.

 EIA process took off after mid 1980’s, after World Bank adopted EIA for major
development projects, in which borrower country had to undertake the EIA
under the Bank’s supervision.

 Now EIA is a formal process In more than 100 countries.

 Environmental clearance from central government is required for various

categories of projects.

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 Core values of EIA

 Integrity : The EIA Process should be fair, objective, unbiased

and balanced

 Utility : It provides credible information for decision making.

 Sustainability : The EIA process should result in safeguarding

the Environment.

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 Objectives of EIA

 Conducting field sampling/monitoring of environmental attributes to establish the baseline

environmental status; Collate and compile secondary data including socio-economic data from
published literature / Government publications; Estimate pollution loads that would be
generated by the proposed project;

 Predict incremental levels of pollutants in the study area due to the proposed project;

 Validate the predicted pollution load with respect to the present pollution load due to airport
operations;

 Evaluate the predicted impacts on the various environmental attributes by using scientifically
developed and widely accepted Environmental Impact Assessment modelling methodologies;

 Prepare an EIA report, complying to all the TOR conditions issued by MoEF& CC;

 Prepare an Environment Management Plan (EMP) to mitigate the predicted impacts;

 To identify critical environmental attributes required to be monitored and suggest post project
monitoring plan; and

 To carry out risk assessment and prepare the disaster management plan.
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 Methodology of the EIA Study

 Reconnaissance survey to be conducted by the consultants and concerned officials and

sampling locations to be identified on the basis of:

 Predominant wind directions in the study area as recorded by India Meteorological

Department (IMD) at airport;

 Existing topography, location of surface water bodies like ponds, canals and rivers;

 Location of villages/towns/sensitive areas; and Areas which represent baseline conditions.

 The field observations are used to:

 Evaluate the environmental impacts through modeling techniques;

 Identify extent of negative impacts on community/natural resources; and

 Identify mitigation measures and monitoring requirements.

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 Environmental Impact Assessment – Cycle & Procedure

The EIA process in India is made of the following phases:-

 Screening

 Scoping & consideration of alternatives

 Baseline data collection

 Predication of Impacts due to the project by using software/mathematical models.

 Mitigation measures / environmental management plan

 Public hearing

 Environmental Monitoring plan

 Appraisal of the project by the expert committee

 Grant of Environmental Clearance with specific and general conditions.

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 NOTIFICATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT-2006

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 UNDERLYING BASIS, SPIRIT AND PREAMBLE

 Protect environment and control pollution

 Environment Protection Act 1986 (May 1986)

 Environment Protection Rules 1986 (Nov 1986)

 Section 5 Environment Protection Rules 1986: Prohibitions and restrictions
on the location of industries; carrying on of processes and operations in
different areas

 EIA 1994
 Environment Protection Act 1986

 Discharge internationally agreed obligations under Rio Declaration

 EIA notification 2006 is supersession of EIA 1994, except in respect of

things done or omitted to be done before such supersession

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 Categorization of projects and activities

 All projects and activities are broadly categorized in to two categories -

Category A and Category B

– spatial extent of impacts

– impacts on natural and man made resources

– impacts on human health

 Schedule of EIA notification

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 Requirements of prior Environmental Clearance (EC)

Which projects require EC?

 Projects listed in the schedule to notification (as Category A and B

projects)

 All new projects or activities listed in the Schedule to this notification

 Expansion and modernization of existing projects or activities listed in

the Schedule to this notification

 Any change in product - mix in an existing manufacturing unit

included in Schedule

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 Requirements of prior Environmental Clearance (EC)

Environmental Clearance by whom?

 Category A projects: Central Government of India the Ministry of

Environment and Forests
 Base decisions on the recommendation by Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)

 Category B projects: At state level the State Environment Impact

Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
 The SEIAA shall base its decision on the recommendations of a State or Union
territory level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) as to be constituted for in this
notification

 In the absence of a duly constituted SEIAA or SEAC, a Category ‘B’ project

shall be treated as a Category ‘A’ project

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 STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (SEIAA)

 SEIAA shall be constituted by the Central Government

 Comprising of Chairman and Members of committee

 Chairman and a member–secretary to be nominated by the State

Government or the Union territory Administration

 Rules for membership of SEIAA

 All decisions of the SEIAA shall be unanimous and taken in a appraisal

meeting

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 Expert Committees for Screening, Scoping
and Appraisal (EAC and SEAC)

 Expert Committees

 Expert Appraisal Committees (EACs) at the Central Government

 State Expert Appraisal Committees (SEAC) at the State or the Union

territory

 Responsible for screening, scoping and appraising projects

 Procedure for selection and maintenance of EAC and SEAC is given in

notification

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 Application for Prior Environmental Clearance

 An application seeking prior environmental clearance in all cases

shall be made
 In the prescribed Form 1 and Supplementary Form 1A in case of building
projects

 After the identification of prospective site(s)

 After identification of activities

 Submit pre-feasibility report for all and conceptual plan for construction
activities

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 STAGES IN EC PROCESS

 Stage 1: Screening (Only for Category ‘B’ projects and activities)

 Stage 2: Scoping

 Stage 3: Public Consultation

 Stage 4: Appraisal
 Sequential order

 All of which may not apply to particular cases as set forth in this
notification

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 STAGE 1: SCREENING

 Only for Category-B projects and activities to determine if they need EIA

 Category A projects compulsorily need EIA

 Scrutiny of an application seeking EC by SEAC for determining whether or not

the project or activity requires further environmental studies

 Form-1 & Prefeasibility report

 Form-1A for building projects.

 Classification of projects into B1 or B2, as per MoEF&CC guidelines

 Projects of B1 category (require EIA) and B2 category (don’t require EIA)

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 STAGES IN EC PROCESS

 Stage 1: Screening (Only for Category ‘B’ projects and activities)

 Stage 2: Scoping

 Stage 3: Public Consultation

 Stage 4: Appraisal
 Sequential order

 All of which may not apply to particular cases as set forth in this notification

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 Stage 2: SCOPING

 Who does the scoping?

 Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) in the case of Category ‘A’ projects or activities

 State level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) in the case of Category ‘B1’
projects

 Determine comprehensive Terms Of Reference (TOR) addressing all relevant

environmental concerns for preparation of an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Report based on

 On the basis of the information furnished by applicant in the prescribed application

Form 1/Form 1A including pre-feasibility report

 A site visit by a sub- group of EAC or SEAC will be conducted only if considered
necessary

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 STAGE 2: SCOPING

 In the case of Category A Hydroelectric projects TOR shall be conveyed along with
the clearance for pre-construction activities

 If TOR not finalized and conveyed to the applicant within sixty days of the receipt of
Form-1, TOR suggested by the applicant shall be deemed as the final TOR
approved for the EIA studies

 Approved TOR shall be displayed on the website of the MoEF&CC or the concerned
SEIAA

 Applications for EC may be rejected at this stage itself

 The decision together with reasons for the same shall be communicated to
the applicant
 Prepare EIA draft report as per the approved ToR and Guidelines of MoEF&CC.

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 Stages in EC process

 Stage 1: Screening (Only for Category ‘B’ projects and activities)

 Stage 2: Scoping

 Stage 3: Public Consultation

 Stage 4: Appraisal
 Sequential order

 All of which may not apply to particular cases as set forth in this notification

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 Stage 3: Public consultation

 Process by which the concerns of surrounding/adjacent/local affected persons and

others who have plausible stake in the environmental impacts of the project or
activity are ascertained

 All Category ‘A’ and Category B1 projects or activities shall undertake Public
Consultation

 Public Consultation shall ordinarily have two components

 Public hearing at the site or in its close proximity- district wise, to be carried out
in the manner prescribed in Appendix IV, for ascertaining concerns of local
affected persons

 Obtain responses in writing from other concerned persons having a plausible

stake in the environmental aspects of the project

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 Component 1: Public hearing

 Public hearing shall be conducted by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

 Forward proceedings to the regulatory authority concerned within 45 days

 If not appoint another independent organization to do the same within another

45 days

 If the public agency nominated reports that it is not possible to conduct the public
hearing in a manner which will enable the views of the concerned local persons to
be freely expressed

 It shall report the facts in detail to the concerned regulatory authority

 After due consideration of the report shall rule that the public consultation in
the case need not include the public hearing

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 Component 2: Responses from other concerned persons

 Invite responses from such concerned persons by placing the Summary EIA
report.

 Public hearing advertisement to be published in the 2 widely circulated news

paper (local & English languages)

 Make available on written request from any concerned person the Draft EIA
report for reference at a notified place during normal office hours till the date of
the public hearing

 All the responses received as part of this public consultation process shall be
forwarded to the applicant through the quickest available means

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 After public consultation…

 Applicant shall address all environmental concerns expressed

during this process

 Make appropriate changes in the draft EIA

 Final EIA report shall be submitted by the applicant to the

concerned regulatory authority for appraisal and grant of
Environmental clearance.

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Stages in EC process

 Stage 1: Screening (Only for Category ‘B’ projects and activities)

 Stage 2: Scoping

 Stage 3: Public Consultation

 Stage 4: Appraisal

 Sequential order

 All of which may not apply to particular cases as set forth in this
notification

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 Stage 4: Appraisal

 Detailed scrutiny by the EAC or SEAC of

 Documents like the Final EIA report

 Outcome of the public consultations including public hearing proceedings

 Submitted by the applicant to the regulatory authority concerned for grant of

environmental clearance

 Appraisal of all projects or activities which are not required to undergo public consultation, or
submit an Environment Impact Assessment report (Category B2) shall be carried out on the
basis

 Prescribed application Form-1

 Form -1A

 Any other relevant information

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Stage 4: Appraisal Contd…

 EAC or SEAC shall recommend to the regulatory authority concerned

 Either for grant of prior environmental clearance on stipulated terms and

conditions

 Or rejection of the application for prior environmental clearance, together

with reasons for the same.

 Prescribed procedure for appraisal is given in Appendix V

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 Grant or Rejection of EC

 The regulatory authority shall consider the recommendations of the EAC or

SEAC concerned and convey its decision to the applicant

 The regulatory authority shall normally accept the recommendations of the

Expert Committees

 In cases where it disagrees with the recommendations of the Expert Committee

(Central or State), the regulatory authority shall request reconsideration by the
Central or State Expert Appraisal Committee

 After reconsideration, irrespective of views of Expert Committee, decision of the

regulatory authority concerned shall be final

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 Grant or Rejection of EC Contd…

 If decision not granted within stipulated time, the applicant may proceed as
if the environment clearance sought for has been granted or denied by the
regulatory authority in terms of the final recommendations of the Expert
Committee concerned

 Deliberate concealment and/or submission of false or misleading

information or data which is material to screening or scoping or appraisal or
decision on the application shall make the application liable for rejection

 Rejection of an application or cancellation of a prior environmental

clearance already granted shall be decided by the regulatory authority, after
giving a personal hearing to the applicant, and following the principles of
natural justice
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 Validity of Environmental Clearance

 Ten years in the case of River Valley projects

 Thirty years for mining projects

 Five years in the case of all other projects and activities

 Area Development projects and Townships, the validity period shall be limited
only to such activities as may be the responsibility of the applicant as a
developer

 Seven years for all others projects (Airports) and can be extended to five
years.

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 Post Environmental Clearance Monitoring

 Mandatory for the project management to submit half-yearly compliance

reports in respect of the stipulated prior environmental clearance terms

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Environmental Clearance Process

Environmental Base line data

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 Summary of EIA process and Timelines
Who does it?
Submission of application (Form 1, prelim reports)
Investor

Stage 1: Screening; Decide project A, B1 or B2

Expert
60 days
Stage 2: Scoping; Come up with Terms of Reference (TOR) Committee

90 days Environmental Base line Study

Investor
Prepare preliminary EIA report

State Pollution
45 days Stage 3: Public consultation (2 components) Control Board
Update EIA report (Investor)
Expert
60 days Stage 4: Appraisal
Committee
15 days
Regulatory
30 days Final Decision
Authority
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 Legal & Institutional Frame Work - Environment

The key environmental legislations pertaining to the proposed operations include:

 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;
 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;
 The Environment Protection Act, 1986, Rules there under (with amendments);
 Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006; and
 The Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules 2000.
 Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998
 Municipal Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000
 Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
 The National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995
 The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
 E-Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2010

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 Legal & Institutional Frame Work
 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
 The Trade Unions Act, 1926
 The Petroleum Act, 1934 and the Petroleum Rules
 The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
 Factories Act, 1948
 Minimum Wages Act, 1948
 Employees State Insurance Act, 1948
 Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
 The Maternity Benefits Act, 1961
 Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1962
 Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
 The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
 The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
 The Building & Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service)
Act,1996
 Electricity Act, 2003
 Right to Information Act, 2005
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Thank you
 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a
specified production capacity)
(a) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(1)
Mining of minerals  50 ha. of mining < 50 ha  5 ha .of General Condition shall
1(a) lease area in respect of mining lease area. apply
non-coal mine lease In respect of non Note:
coal mine lease Mineral prospecting (not
 150 ha. of mining < 150 ha  5 ha .of involving drilling) are
lease area in respect to mining lease area. exempted provided the
coal mine lease In respect to coal concession areas have got
mine lease. previous clearance for
Asbestos mining physical survey
irrespective of mining Note: Mineral prospecting is
area exempted
ii) Slurry pipelines
(coal lignite and
other ores) passing All projects
through national
parks /
sanctuaries/coral/re
efs , ecologically
sensitive areas
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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a
specified production capacity)
(a) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(1)
1(b) Offshore and All projects Note
onshore oil and Exploration Surveys (not
gas exploration, involving drilling) are
development & exempted provided the
production concession areas have
got previous clearance for
physical survey
1(c) River Valley (i)  50 MW hydroelectric (i) < 50 MW  25 MW General Condition shall
projects power generation; hydroelectric power apply
(ii)  10,000 ha. of generation; Irrigation projects not
culturable command (ii) < 10,000 ha. of involving submergence or
area culturable command inter-state domain shall be
area appraised by SEIAA as
Category B projects.

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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a specified
production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

1 (d) Thermal Power Plants < 500 MW (coal / lignite / naptha & gas based); General Condition shall apply
< 50 MW
 5MW (Pet coke ,diesel and all other fuels )
Including refinery residual oil waste except biomass

1(e) Nuclear power All projects -

projects and
processing of
nuclear fuel

2 Primary Processing
2 (a) Coal Washeries  1 million ton/annum <1million ton / General Condition shall apply
throughput of coal annum (If located within mining area the proposal
throughput of shall be appraised together with the mining
coal proposal)
2 (b) Mineral beneficiation  0.1 million ton/annum < 0.1 million ton General Condition shall apply (Mining
mineral throughput / annum proposal with Mineral beneficiation shall be
mineral appraised together for grant of clearance)
throughput

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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a specified
production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
3(a) Metallurgical a) Primary metallurgical industry Sponge iron General Condition
industries (ferrous All projects manufacturing shall apply for
& non ferrous) b) Sponge iron manufacturing ≥ <200TPD Sponge iron
200 TPD Secondary metallurgical manufacturing
processing industry
c) Secondary metallurgical i.)All toxic
processing industry And heavy metal
All toxic and heavy metal producing units
producing units <20,000 tonnes/annum
 20,000 tonnes /annum ii.)All other non –toxic
secondary metallurgical
processing industries
> 5000 tonnes/annum
3(b) Cement plants  1.0 million tonnes/annum <1.0 million tonnes / General Condition
production capacity annum production shall apply
capacity. All Stand alone
grinding units

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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a specified
production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
4(a) Petroleum All projects - -
refining industry

4 (b) Coke oven  2,50,000 tonnes/annum <2,50,000 & -

plants 25,000
tonnes/annum
4 (c) Asbestos milling All projects
and asbestos
based products
4 (d) Chlor-alkali 300 TPD production capacity or <300 TPD Specific Condition shall
industry a unit located out side the production apply
notified industrial area/ estate capacity
and located No new Mercury Cell
within a notified based plants will be
industrial area/ permitted and existing
estate units converting to
membrane cell
technology are exempted
from this Notification

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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a specified
production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
4 ( e) Soda Ash All Projects - -
Industry
4 (f) Leather/skin/hid New projects outside the All new or Specific condition shall
e processing industrial area or expansion of expansion of apply
industry existing units out side the projects located
industrial area within a notified
industrial area/
estate
5 Manufacturing/Fabrication
5 (a) Chemical All projects - -
fertilizers
5 (b) Pesticides All units producing technical - -
industry and grade pesticides
pesticide
specific
intermediates
(excluding
formulations)

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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a
specified production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
5 (c) Petro-chemical complexes All projects
(industries based on processing
of petroleum fractions & natural
gas and/or reforming to
aromatics)

5 (d) Manmade fibres manufacturing Rayon

5 (e) Petrochemical based Located out side Located in aSpecific Condition shall
processing (processes other the notifiednotified industrial apply
than cracking & reformation industrial area/area/ estate
and not covered under the estate
complexes) -
5 (f) Synthetic organic chemicals Located out side Located in a Specific Condition shall
industry (dyes & dye the notified notified industrial apply
intermediates; bulk drugs and industrial area/ area/ estate
intermediates excluding drug estate
formulations; synthetic rubbers;
basic organic chemicals, other
synthetic organic chemicals
and chemical intermediates)
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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation
(for a specified production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
5(g) Distilleries (i)All Molasses basedAll Cane General Condition shall
distilleries juice/non- apply
(ii) All Cane juice/ molasses based
non-molasses distilleries –
based distilleries 30<30 KLD
KLD

5 (h) Integrated paint industry - All projects General Condition shall

apply
5(i) Pulp & paper industry Pulp manufacturing Paper General Condition shall
excluding manufacturing of and manufacturing apply
paper from waste paper industry without
and manufacture of paperPulp& Paperpulp
from ready pulp with out manufacturing manufacturing
bleaching industry
5 (j) Sugar Industry -  5000 tcd cane General Condition shall
crushing capacityapply

5 (k) Induction/arc - All projects General Condition shall

furnaces/cupola furnaces apply
5TPH or more
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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…
Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any
A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for
a specified production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
6 Service Sectors
6 (a) Oil & gas transportation pipe line -- All projects -
(crude and refinery/
petrochemical products), passing
through national parks /
sanctuaries /coral reefs
/ecologically sensitive areas
including LNG Terminal
6 (b) Isolated storage & handling of -- All projects General Condition shall
hazardous chemicals (As per apply
threshold planning quantity
indicated in column 3 of schedule
2 & 3 of MSIHC Rules 1989
amended 2000)
7 Physical Infrastructure including Environmental Services
7 (a) Air ports All projects

7 (b) All ship breaking yards including All projects

ship breaking units

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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a
specified production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
7(c) If at least one industry in the Industrial estates Industrial estates Special condition shall
proposed industrial estate falls housing at least one housing at least apply
under the Category A, entire Category B industry one Category B
industrial area shall be treated as and area <500 ha. industry and Note:
Category A, irrespective of the area <500 ha. Industrial Estate of area
area. Industrial estates of below 500 ha. and not
Industrial estates with area area> 500 ha. and housing any industry of
greater than 500 ha. and housing not housing any category A or B does
at least one Category B industry. industry belonging not require clearance.
to Category A or B.
7(d) Common hazardous waste All integrated All facilities General Condition shall
treatment, storage and disposal facilities having having land fill apply
facilities (TSDFs) incineration &landfill only
or incineration alone

7 (e) Ports, Harbours  5 million TPA of < 5 million TPA of General Condition shall
cargo handlingcargo handling apply
capacity (excluding capacity and/or
fishing harbours) ports/ harbours
10,000 TPA of
fish handling
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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a specified
production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
7(f) Highways i) New National High ways; i) New State High General Condition shall
rbo and ways; and apply
ii) Expansion of National
High ways greater than 30 ii) Expansion of
KM, involving additional National / State
right of way greater than Highways greater than
20m involving land 30 km involving
acquisition and passing additional right of way
through more than one greater than 20m
State involving land
acquisition.
7 (g) Aerial ropeways - All projects General Condition shall
apply
7 (h) Common Effluent - All projects General Condition shall
Treatment Plants apply
(CETPs)
7 (i) Common Municipal - All projects General Condition shall
Solid Waste apply
Management
Facility (CMSWMF)
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 List of Projects or Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance Contd…

Project or Activity Category with threshold limit Conditions if any

A B
1 Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a specified
production capacity)
(a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
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8 (a) Building and Construction ≥20000 sq.mtrs and #(built up area for covered
projects <1,50,000 sq.mtrs. of built- construction; in the case of
up area# facilities open to the sky, it
will be the activity area )

8b Townships and Area Covering an area ≥ 50 ha ++All projects under Item

Development projects. and or built up area 8(b) shall be appraised as
≥1,50,000 sq .mtrs ++ Category B1
Note:-
General Condition (GC):
Any project or activity specified in Category ‘B’ will be treated as Category A, if located in whole or in part within 10 km from the boundary of:
(i) Protected Areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, (ii) Critically Polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollution Control
Board from time to time, (iii) Notified Eco-sensitive areas, (iv) inter-State boundaries and international boundaries.

Specific Condition (SC):

If any Industrial Estate/Complex / Export processing Zones /Special Economic Zones/Biotech Parks / Leather Complex with homogeneous
type of industries such as Items 4(d), 4(f), 5(e), 5(f), or those Industrial estates with pre –defined set of activities (not necessarily
homogeneous, obtains prior environmental clearance, individual industries including proposed industrial housing within such estates
/complexes will not be required to take prior environmental clearance, so long as the Terms and Conditions for the industrial estate/complex
are complied with (Such estates/complexes must have a clearly identified management with the legal responsibility of ensuring
adherence to the Terms and Conditions of prior environmental clearance, who may be held responsible for violation of the same throughout
the life of the complex/estate).

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