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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

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HS-ETS1-3, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4

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Tejas Karandikar

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7 Slides • 5 Questions

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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

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Introduction

  • The UK DoE (Department of Environment) defines EIA as a technique and a process by which information about the environmental effects of a project is collected, both by the developer and from other sources, and taken into account by the planning authority in forming their judgements on whether the development should go ahead.

  • A more comprehensive and a direct definition of EIA was given by UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) which defined it as an assessment of the impact of a planned activity on the environment.

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EIA is a process rather than a technique

  • Essentially, EIA is a systematic process rather than a technique which finds out what the impact of any developmental action on the environment is.

  • The main focus of EIA is on prevention.

  • The process involves various steps/stages which must be carried out in a cyclic manner with feedback being taken between them.

  • The steps/stages in environment impact assessment are as follows: -

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Stages of Environment Impact Assessment in India

  1. Project screening: -

    Narrows the application of EIA- projects-significant environmental impact

  2. Scoping: -

    Seeks to identify at an early stage the crucial and significant issues from all the possible impacts of a project and all the possible solutions that there can be.

  3. Impact analysis: -

    Identifies & predicts the possible environmental & social impact- proposed project & evaluates its significance.

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  1. Mitigation: -

    Recommends actions- reduce & avoid- possible negative environmental effects-development activities

  2. Reporting: -

    Presents results of EIA in the form of a report- decision making body & other interested parties

  3. Review of EIA: -

    Examines the adequacy & effectiveness- EIA report & provides the information needed for decision-making.

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  1. Decision making: -

    Decides whether the project- rejected/approved/needs further change

  2. Post-monitoring: -

    a) Comes into the equation once the project is commissioned.

    b) Checks- ensure- impacts- project don't exceed legal stds. & implementation- mitigation measures- in the manner as described in the EIA report

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Multiple Choice

A more comprehensive and direct definition of EIA was given by ________.

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UK DoE

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UNECE

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EPA

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MoEF

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Multiple Choice

The main focus of EIA is ___________.

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Reaction

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Cure

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Prevention

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Protection

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Multiple Choice

The process of EIA must be carried out in a ________ manner.

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Linear

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Square

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Rectangular

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Cyclic

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Multiple Choice

___________ seeks to identify at an early stage the crucial and significant issues from all the possible impacts of a project.

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Scoping

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Mitigation

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Screening

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Review

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Multiple Choice

Post monitoring comes into picture ________ the project is commissioned.

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Before

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After

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During

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No post monitoring is done

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References

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