Base Line Information Collection for IEE & EIA.pptProject description Stages of EIA process Organization and personnel involved in EIA process Baseline information on various environments Physico-chemical Biological – Ecological Socio-economic and cult

Project description
Stages of EIA process
Organization and personnel involved in EIA process
Baseline information on various environments
Physico-chemical
Biological – Ecological
Socio-economic and cultural
Data collection
Information quality
Prerequisites for ideal baseline data

1. Base Line Information Base Line Information
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2. Session outlines
•Project description
•Stages of EIA process
•Organization and personnel involved in EIA process
•Baseline information on various environments
•Physico-chemical
•Biological – Ecological
•Socio-economic and cultural
•Data collection
•Information quality
•Prerequisites for ideal baseline data

3. Project description
•Design (Technology, approach, philosophy etc.)
•Location (Geographic, Accessibility etc.)
•Size (costwise, geographic coverage, pop. Served etc.)
•Input: Raw Material, Energy
•Output: Products, By-products
•Emissions
• Radiation
• Gas

4. Stages of EIA
•A proposal/proposed action/ project prepared by the proponent,
•Screening
•Scoping
•Lead Agencies decision on the scope of proposed action, and on
Terms of Reference for EIA study
•Baseline Study
•Impact prediction and evaluation,
•Identification of mitigation measure,
•Preparation of EMP and Monitoring Plan

5. Stages of EIA …..
•Consultation (public hearing at project affected areas)
•Submission of EIA study report
•Consultation (open for comments and suggestions)
•Preparation of Final EIA report

6. Organization and personnel involved
in EIA Ppocess
•Project proponent (Depts, Project offices, Industries,
Private/Public entrepreneour etc.)
•Competent authority (Concerned Ministry)
•EIA team (multidisciplinary)
•Approving authority (MoEnv)
•Public reviewer (Experts, Authorities)
•Time frame
•Usually 6 to 12 months
•Depends on the scope of works and existing data base.

7. Baseline information on various
environments
•Physico-chemical Environment
•Biological & Ecological Environment
•Socio-economic & cultural
environment
•When?
'During Scoping or just after'

8. Physical and Chemical Environment
•Climate
•Air: Gas (including GH gases),
particulate, odour, noise
•Water: Quantity, Quality
(BOD/COD, DO, NPK, HM, TO),
GW, Rivers/Lakes
•Land: Erosion, Deposition, Change
of topography/ land use, Afflux &
Inundation, Soil pollution/salinity
•Mines & Geology
•Radioactivity etc.

9. Biological - Ecological
Environment
•Flora: Types, habitat, area
•Fauna: Types, habitat
(both terrestial and aquatic)
•Endangered species (flora, fauna)
•Non-timber forest products (NTFP)
•Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES) species
•Environmentally sensitive area (Wetland,
steep slope, aquifer recharge area, HWT
area, mines, prime agro area etc.)

10. Socio-economic & cultural
environment
•Population (age, sex),
HH nos.
•Occupation/ Livelihood
•Education (nos. M/F,
Institutions)
•Industry, Trade and
Commerce
•NGO/CBO

11. Socio-economic and cultural…..
•Infrastructure: Road,
W/S, Irrigation, Hydro-
electric Project, Public
Buildings etc.
•Health Services/Status
•Culture/Tradition
•Religion/Religious sites
•Use of Chemicals/
Fertilizers

12. Socio-economic and cultural…..
Socio-cultural dimensions:
•Customs, lifestyles and values that charaacterise a
society.
•Examples of socio-cultural variants:
•Population demographics,
•educational levels,
•norms and values,
•attitudes towards social responsibility ….

13. Data Collection
•Various Tools:
•Observation & Transect walk, Interviews, Discussions, Mass meetings,
FGD
•Documents & literatures
•Institutional Information
•purpose/function,
•Size/type
•beneficiaries etc.
•Events/ Seasonal calendar
•Festivals,
•harvesting etc.
•Community map and RRA/ PRA

14. Information Quality
•Assessment of information quality:
•Cross-check among different teams and within team
members
•Identify data gap
•Summarize limitations
•Revisit to authenticate (if need be)

15. Prerequisites of ideal baseline
data
•Easy to understand
•Easy to analyze
•Quantifiable
•Easy to monitor
•Result oriented

16. End of session,
Any querries???

17. Checklist
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