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8-Draft EIA 2020

This document defines key terms related to environmental impact assessments and clearances for projects in India. It defines terms such as State Pollution Control Board, State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Study Area, Terms of Reference (including Specific and Standard Terms of Reference), Union Territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Union Territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Union Territory Pollution Control Committee, and Violation. It also states that new, expansion, or modernization projects listed in specified categories require Prior Environment Clearance from the appropriate regulatory authority before any construction, installation, or other work can begin.

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8-Draft EIA 2020

This document defines key terms related to environmental impact assessments and clearances for projects in India. It defines terms such as State Pollution Control Board, State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Study Area, Terms of Reference (including Specific and Standard Terms of Reference), Union Territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Union Territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Union Territory Pollution Control Committee, and Violation. It also states that new, expansion, or modernization projects listed in specified categories require Prior Environment Clearance from the appropriate regulatory authority before any construction, installation, or other work can begin.

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state level, by the Ministry for environment appraisal of projects referred to it and

for making appropriate recommendations;

(53) “State Pollution Control Board (hereinafter referred to as ‘SPCB’)” is a board


constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of
1974);

(54) “State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (hereinafter referred to


as ‘SEIAA’)” means an authority constituted by the Central Government under
sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;

(55) “Study area” means the immediate surrounding area within an aerial distance of,
10 km around the boundary of the project falling under Category ‘A’ or 5 km
around the boundary of the project falling under Category ‘B’, as the case may be;

(56) “Terms of Reference (hereinafter referred to as ‘ToR’)” means detailed scope


prescribed by the Regulatory Authority, for the project, for the purpose of
preparation of EIA Report;

a. “Specific Terms of Reference” means project specific or location specific


Terms of Reference, prescribed by the Appraisal Committee, deemed
necessary for the preparation of an EIA Report; and

b. “Standard Terms of Reference” means standard Terms of Reference issued


by the Ministry from time to time, for the preparation of EIA Report, in
respect of the projects listed in the schedule.

(57) “Union Territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as


‘UTEAC’)” means a committee of experts constituted for the purpose of this
notification at Union Territory Level by the Ministry for environmental appraisal
of projects referred to it and for making appropriate recommendation;

(58) “Union Territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority


(hereinafter referred to as ‘UTEIAA’)” means an authority constituted by the
Ministry under sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act,
1986;

(59) “Union Territory Pollution Control Committee (hereinafter referred to as


‘UTPCC’)” is a Committee constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 (Act number 6 of 1974); and

(60) “Violation” means cases where projects have either started the construction work
or installation or excavation, whichever is earlier, on site or expanded the
production and / or project area beyond the limit specified in the prior-EC without
obtaining prior-EC or prior-EP, as the case may be.

4. Requirement of Prior Environment Clearance or Prior Environment Permission:-

(1) New projects or activities including expansion or modernization of project or activities


listed in the schedule under Category ‘A’; Category ‘B1’; and Category ‘B2’ that are
required to be placed before Appraisal Committee as specified in the Schedule, shall
require Prior Environment Clearance from the concerned Regulatory Authority before

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