OBJECTIVES OF EIA:

1. To identify, predict and evaluate the economic,

environmental and social impact of development
activities
2. To provide information on the environmental
consequences for decision making
3. To promote environmentally sound and sustainable
development through the identification of
appropriate alternatives and mitigation measures.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE:
Environmental Clearance is a permit issued by the  regulatory
authority for allowing development of  certain types of
projects/ activities 

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IN INDIA:

• The Environmental Clearance Process in India is governed by

the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification. 
• The first Notification was introduced in 1994. 
• The current active Notification is of 2006.
KEY MILESTONES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE INDIA:
MONITORING EC CONDITIONS:

Types of conditions:
• Limits on use of natural resource
• Pollution prevention and management
• Obtaining permits from other regulatory
agencies
• Creation of infrastructure
• Defining manpower requirements
• Monitoring and reporting
 MONITORING

• improvement and mitigational measures to put

forward EIA.
• Elements of assessing risks and hazard
management.
DECISION MAKING:

• Challenge of making the final decision on

implementing a project
• At each stage of EIA
• Outcome based on decisions
AUDIT AND EVALUATION:

• Final stage
• Opinions and corrections of the report
• Whether EIA is necessary or not for the
report submitted
 USES OF EIA:

• Systematic evaluation of a eco friendly project.

• Risk and hazard assessment.
• Impact identification.
• Monitoring of impact and advice.
• Development control
• Project development
COCLUSION:

Environmental Impact assessment is

very useful to check whether the project
is environment friendly or not.