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ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT

1. EVIRONME N T AL IM P ACT ASSESSMENT(EI A ) 1

2. Envi r o n men t al Impact Asse s sme nt (EIA) Defi n ition : It i s the assessment o f all p o t ential environment a l , social and he a l t h e f fects that wo u ld res u lt co n stru c t ion, o n a c count o f locat i on, d e s ign an d operat i on o f t he p r o p o s ed de v elo p me n t i s termed as EI A . The r e s u lts of a s s e ss m e n t a r e a s s e m b led in a d o c u m e nt w h ich is te r m e d as En v i r o n me n tal Im p a c t St a tem e nt (EIS) . 2

3. Envi r o n men t al Impact Asse s sme nt (EIA) I n it i al envi r onmental e x ami n ation ( I E E ) is a p r elim i nary at t empt t o ev a luate e n v i ro n men t al impa c ts i n or d er t o d e t ermi n e whether a f ull s c ale envi r onmental i mpact ass e ssment is n e ede d . It i s also called i nitial e n vi r onme n tal in v e s tig a tion (IEI). 3

4. Envi r onmental Impact : The change in environ m ental para m ete r , over a specified period and with i n a defined ar e a, re s ul t ing from a part i cular ac t iv i ty co m pared with the situation which would have occu r red had the act i vity not been in i t i a ted. E n vi r onm e n t al P a r ame t er • La n d • W a t er • Air • Soci al • Job Opporuni t i es Si t u a t i o n w i th Ac t i vi ty P er f ormed Si t u a t i o n w i th n o Ac t i vi ty Im p act Ex i s t i n g s i tu a t i on T i me 4

5. G e ne r al EIA P r ocedu r e : 5

6. Ste p s for E I A study 1. Screening Sc r e e ning is the pr o c e ss of de c iding on wh e ther an IE I / EIA is r e qu i r e d. 2. Scoping Under t ak e n to i den t ify key i ssues to be i nc l uded in EIA. It inc l ud e s co n su l t a t i on with r e l e va n t ag e nc i e s , s t ak e ho l de r , lo c al repr e sent a tiv e s and e xpe r ts. 6

7. 3. Baseli n e s t ud ies It includes the collection of infor m at i on on the character i sti c s of the exi s t i ng envi r on m ent (physi c al, bio l ogic a l) and soc i o -econo m ic condi t ions in t he study are a . The base l ine stud i es al s o, inc l ude the deta i led desc r ip t ion of the proposed pro j ect ac t ivi t ies and as s ess various pol l utants that would be resu l ting f rom the act i vit y . Ste p s for E I A study 7

8. 4. Ident i ficat i on of sign i ficant envi r on m ent a l i m pac t s Significant envi r on m ent a l i m pac t s are iden t ifi e d on the bas i s of t heir m agni t ude and sign i ficance. The steps include: I m pact predic t ion, and I m pact eva l uation 5. Analysis of Alternatives Di f ferent al t ern a tiv e s of t he pro j ect are ana l yzed on both econo m ic and environ m ental basis. Ste p s for E I A study 8

9. Ste p s for E I A study 6. Mi t igation Mea s ures Propo s e a pp r op r i a te m i t iga t ion m e a su r e s . 7. Environ m ent a l Monito r ing / Manage m ent P lan • EMP prov i des a f ra m ework f or m itig a ting env i ron m en t al i m pa c ts for the l i fe of pro j e c t. It a l so m ake prov i s i on (rules) for au d i t ing the e f fectiven e ss of propos e d en v i r on m en t al pr o t e c t ion m e a su r es and proc e du r e s . 9

10. Reference Book “Environmental Impact Assessment - Practical Solutions to Recurrent Problems” By DAVID P. LAWRENCE Special Thanks to my Teacher, Engr. Ghulam Hussain