Prepared By Sayantan Bhowmik Amit Kanotra Nikhil Deshmukh Mohit Arora Narendra Kumar

Theory Environmental Protection Act Environmental Impact Assessment Application

RELATIONSHIP
Earth

Nature

Human

Leopolds Land Ethics if man wants to survive and to preserve other species he has to change his own behaviour, get rid of the pretension to be the king of nature and cultivate new habits that help to care for the natural environment

EVOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

1980s Global Impact 1970s Local impact 1950s Economic reconstruction

1990s Heightened Awareness

Regulated practices towards sustainable development

LEGAL FRAMEWORK Before 1986

Issues

Unable to curb soaring environmental problems due to rapid advancement of modern industries and technologies
Existing legislations was not to address environmental concerns but mainly on other specific activities Largely sectoral in focusing specific areas and activities

THE ENVIRONMENTAL (PROTECTION) ACT 1986

Part 1: Preliminary

The Environment (protection) Act,1986

Part II : General Power of the Central Government

Part III : Prevention,Control and Abatement of the Environmental Pollution Part IV : Miscellaneous

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS ENVIRONMENT

This Act seeks to create a framework for the power sector development by measures conducive to the industry.

THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003

THE FOREST (CONSERVATI ON) ACT, 1980

This Act provides for the conservation of forests and regulating diversion of forestlands for non-forestry purposes.

ELEMENTS COVERED UNDER EPA 1986

Noise Water
Biological diversity

Industrial wastes
Wild life protection

Air

EPA,1986

Ozone depleting substance

PRESCRIBED ACTIVITIES
Industry Infrastructure Quarries Railways Transportation Agriculture

Airport
Fisheries

Petroleum
Water Supply Ports

Prescribed Activities

Forestry

Land reclamation
Housing Mining

Waste Treatment & Disposal Resort & Recreational Development

Drainage & Irrigation

Power Generation & Transmission

SCOPE OF EVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESMENT (EIA) Socio Economic Environment Community

EIA Assessment

EIA PROCESS

Project proposal Nature of project

Assessment
Short and long term impacts Socio economics

Review Presentation

Approval
Approval Conditions Monitoring

Deliberation

Application

Submission

EIA CYCLE
Assessment

Sustaining

Identification of impact

Monitoring

Corrective and mitigating actions

Environmental Clearance - The Process The environmental clearance process is required for 39 types of projects and covers aspects like screening, scoping and evaluation of the upcoming project. The main purpose is to assess impact of the planned project on the environment and people and to try to abate/minimise the same.

Consent to operate:Running units and the units starting operation

after establishing as per NOC issued by the Board have to apply for consent to operate. The Board, considering compliance of environmental laws by the industry issues a letter of consent to the industry allowing it to continue it's operation. The consent is normaly granted for five years for green category, three years for Orange category, two years for Red category and one year for Specified Industries.

HAZARDOUS WASTE AUTHORISATION:The Government of India

published Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules in the year 1989 and amended it in January 2000.

Import of hazardous chemicals:In accordance with the provisions

of Rule 18 of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 and its amendments made thereafter.

PENALTY

Failure to hold a license for prescribed premises Failure to comply with conditions of license

Contravention of monitoring conditions

Alterations of licensed equipment Alterations of vehicles, ship or premise to become prescribed conveyances or premises

The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897 The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897 contains seven sections. Section 5 of the Act prohibits destruction of fish by poisoning waters. Indian Ports Act, 1908 Water pollution by oil has been regulated by the Indian Ports Act, 1908. The Indian Forest Act, 1927 Section 26(i) of the Act makes it punishable if any person, who, in contravention of the rules made by the State Government, poisons water of a forest area. The State Government has been empowered under Section 32(f) to make rules relating to poisoning of water in forests. The Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 The Act overnment the Corporation to make regulations with the previous sanction of the Central Government for preventing pollution of water.

The Shore Nuisance (Bombay and Kolaba) Act, 1853 This is the earliest Act on the statue book concerning control of water pollution in India. The Serais Act, 1867 The Act enjoined upon a keeper of Serai or an inn to keep a certain quality of water fit for consumption by persons and animals using it to the satisfaction of the District magistrate or his nominees. Failure for maintaining the standard entailed a liability of rupees twenty. The North India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 Certain offences have been listed under the Act contained in Section 70. Obstruction in Fairways Act, 1881 Section 8 of the Act empowered the Central Government to make Rules to regulate or prohibit the throwing of rubbish in any fairway leading to a port causing or likely to give rise to a bank or shoal. Indian Easements Act, 1882 Illustrations (f), (h) and (j) of Section 7 of the Act deal with pollution of waters.

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