EIA practice in India and its evaluation using SWOT analysis

Paliwal, Ritu

doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2006.01.004

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“…Evidence from the literature suggests that EIA follow-up in India is not effective (Singh and Sinha, 2003;Mathur and Rajvanshi, 2001;Sinha, 2001;Paliwal, 2006). Reviewing actual follow-up practices on the ground is beyond the scope of this study.…”

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“…The review concluded that more attention should be given to 'monitoring and maintaining the quality of EIAs and ensuring that the proposed mitigation measures are actually implemented' (Banham and Brew, 1996). However, after a decade since this was identified, follow-up continues to be an inherent weakness in the EIA procedure in India (Paliwal, 2006). This paper explores follow-up considerations during the pre-decision stage of projects in the coal sector and demonstrates the challenges for an effective follow-up in the Indian context.…”

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“…Since then, there has been a considerable amount of research related to the various procedural stages of EIA leading to the decision-making process in India (Rajaram and Das, 2006;Paliwal, 2006;Rajvanshi, 2003;Singh and Sinha, 2003;Mathur and Rajvanshi, 2001;Sinclair and Diduck, 2000;Sinha, 2001;Banham and Brew, 1996;Valappil et al, 1994).…”

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Reviewing design stage of environmental impact assessment follow-up: looking at the open cast coal mines in India

Jha-Thakur¹,

Fischer²,

Rajvanshi³

2009

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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Since the introduction of the environmental impact assessment notification of 1994, there has been considerable research related to EIA procedures in India. Research has emphasized predominantly 'developing appropriate regulations' and 'institutional procedures necessary to implement them'. As follow-up is usually associated with post-decision stages in EIA, a sound design stage is crucial for laying down its foundations. This paper explores follow-up considerations during the pre-decision stage of open cast coal mines in India and demonstrates the challenges posed within the Indian context. In doing so, the outcome of EIA reviews undertaken by the expert committee and the EIA reports are reviewed. It even goes a step further by relating the follow-up design stage in India to international principles of best practices of EIA follow-up.

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Reviewing design stage of environmental impact assessment follow-up: looking at the open cast coal mines in India

Jha-Thakur¹,

Fischer²,

Rajvanshi³

2009

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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“…Additionally, the lack of proper guidelines on the use of available modeling approaches put a question mark on their application to the Indian conditions and on their level of accuracy in predictions. Most of the mathematical models being used are not developed for Indian conditions, so validation is necessary each time, thus the accuracy of modeling depends on knowledge and expertise of the analyst [15]. EIA practice in India still considers impacts of individual activity/projects and the cumulative impact of the individual activity on the whole SIR region is a major challenge before consultant as it requires comprehensive baseline data collection.…”

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Potential Benefits and Challenges in Applying Regional EIA: A Case Study of Special Investment Regions in India

Mallick¹,

Singh²

2014

JEP

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Development is an ever growing process and its impact is often detrimental to environment which in turn may lead to adverse consequences for human life. Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) is an anticipatory and participatory environment management tool which helps in the decision-making process for different upcoming development projects by analyzing the environmental consequences of the action. The large scale projects like setting up of Special Investment Regions (SIR), Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and Industrial Estates (IE) have cumulative impacts on the environmental condition of the region. This paper intends to describe different practices of impact assessment and seeks to direct this debate towards the potential benefits of applying Regional EIA over the project specific EIA to capture the cumulative impact of large development projects like SIRs and IE on the environmental condition of the region and underline the challenges often faced during the study. Regional EIA is a new concept in India and the process of development of an SIR is different from the other industrial projects such as SEZ or IE. Unlike SEZ which comprises of only industrial activity, SIR also includes residential commercial and other amenities over an area of more than 100 square kilometers. Further, the implementation of Regional EIA in Indian context is also constrained by problem in baseline data collection and lack of exhaustive ecological and socioeconomic indicators for impact assessment and restricted use of state of art technologies such as Geographical Information System due to many factors such as cost involved and lack of awareness among consultants. The whole process of Regional EIA should be made rapid and more participatory.

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“…In a number of countries, including Guatemala, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Czech Republic, and India, private expert consultants are hired by mining companies to conduct EIAs, creating a direct conflict of interest (Dougherty 2015, Paliwal 2006, Branis 1994, HRW 2012, Momtaz 2002, Transparency International 2011. In Guatemala, payment for these expert consultants is divided into an initial, up-front payment to cover the costs of conducting the EIA, and then a second payment upon conclusion of the report for wages.…”

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