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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. EIA is more than technical reports, it is a means to a larger intention – the protection and improvement of the environmental quality of life. EIA is a procedure to identify and evaluate the effects of activities (mainly human) on the environment - natural and social. All new projects or activities, expansion and modernization of existing projects, any change in product – mix listed in the Schedule to the EIA Notification 2006 requires prior Environmental Clearance from MoEF/SEIAA.

Environmental Management Plan

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is a site specific plan developed to ensure that the project is implemented in an environmental sustainable manner where all contractors and subcontractors, including consultants, understand the potential environmental risks arising from the proposed project and take appropriate actions to properly manage that risk. EMP also ensures that the project implementation is carried out in accordance with the design by taking appropriate mitigative actions to reduce adverse environmental impacts during its life cycle. The EMP identifies the key environmental issues across the project and provides strategies and plans for managing them effectively. It also defines the legal requirements for the project and identifies the regulatory permits and licences required for construction activities.

Environmental Audit Plan

An environmental audit as defined in ISO 14000 is a systematic, documented verification process of objectively obtaining and evaluating audit evidence to determine whether specified environmental activities, events, conditions, management systems, or information about these matters conform with audit criteria, and communicating the results of this process. Environmental auditing is a management tool designed to provide information on environmental performance to the right people at the right time. This audit encompasses all kinds of activities related to environmental measures of an organisation.

Forestry Biodiversity Study

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 an Act of the Parliament of India to provide for the conservation of forests and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. It was enacted by Parliament of India to control further deforestation of Forest Areas in India. The basic objective of the Act is, restriction on the de-reservation of forests or use of forest-land for non-forest purposes. In the national interest this Act, regulates the diversion of forest lands to non-forestry purposes.

Social Impact Assessment

Social impact assessment (SIA) is the process of identifying and managing the social impacts of industrial projects. It can also be applied to policies, plans and programmes. SIA is used to predict and mitigate negative impacts and identify opportunities to enhance benefits for local communities and broader society. SIA is usually applied to planned interventions, the same techniques can be used to evaluate the social impact of unplanned events, for example, disasters, demographic change, and epidemics.

Flood Management Studies

Rashtriya Barh Ayog (RBA), or the National Flood Commission, was set up by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation in 1976, to study India's flood-control measures after the projects launched under the National Flood Control Programme of 1954 failed to achieve much success.

  • Site visit to conduct survey and analyzing the soil lithology, hydrogeology and contours.
  • Generation of Surface water body, Topographical, Physiographical features maps using GIS.
  • Generation of Flood inundation maps from the project site.
  • Generation of flood inundation maps and surface water flow vector.
  • Evaluation of the project site with respect to flood risk.
  • Suggestion of site specific flood management plans.

Approvals Authorization

  • Environmental Clearance (EIA)
  • State Pollution Control Board Compliance
  • State Pollution Control Board Consent
  • Central Ground Water Authority Clearance
  • Forest Clearance
  • E-Waste Authorization
  • Scrap Import Authorization
  • Hazardous Waste Authorization
  • Bio Medical Waste Authorization
  • CRZ Clearance

Baseline Studies

  • Meteorology
  • Water Quality
  • Ambient Air
  • Quality
  • Noise levels
  • Ecology
  • Geology
  • Soil
  • Socio-economic
  • Land Use

Environmental and Social Framework

The ESF offers broad and systematic coverage of environmental and social risks. It makes important advances in areas such as transparency, non-discrimination, public participation, and accountability—including expanded roles for grievance mechanisms. It brings the World Bank’s environmental and social protections into closer harmony with those of other development institutions.