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Environmental Clearance and EIA Studies
Environmental Clearance and EIA Studies
Environmental Clearance and EIA Studies
- Environmental clearance is required for 40 types of projects and covers aspects like screening, scoping and evaluation of such upcoming project. The main purpose of environmental clearance is to assess the impact of planned project on the environment and people and to try to minimise the same. The details are covered in EIA Notification 2006 and subsequent orders / modifications to this baseline notifications. To obtain Environment Clearance you need to appoint a QCI-NABET certified consultant for preparing the EIA report and present it to MoEF & CC or SEAC.
- Environmental impact assessment (EIA) Notification 2006 categorised project into two categories, “Category-A" and “Category-B". Category A projects: The projects which falls under “Category-A” get clearance from “Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC)” Category B projects: The projects which falls under “Category-B” get clearance from “State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).”
Ground Water Clearances
Environmental Clearance and EIA Studies
Environmental Clearance and EIA Studies
- Extraction of Ground Water for any purposes is strictly governed by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA). Central Ground Water Authority has been constituted under Section 3 (3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to regulate and control development and management of ground water resources in the country. Various activities related to regulation of ground water development in the country are being looked after CGWA.
- CGWA has formulated its guidelines for grant of NOC for withdrawal of groundwater by industries, infrastructure projects or mining projects. These guidelines keep getting revised from time to time. In order to have a uniform policy for regulation of ground water development over the entire country, these guidelines for grant of NOC are applicable in all the States and Union Territories and have to be strictly followed. The applications for NOC are to be submitted online (www.cga-noc.gov.in) and depending upon the quantum of ground water abstraction required and category of the area, the applications get channelized to the appropriately designated authorities.
Consent to Establish and Operate
Environmental Clearance and EIA Studies
Consent to Establish and Operate
- Under the provisions of the Water (prevention & control of pollution) act, 1974 and the Air (prevention & control of pollution) act, 1981, any industry, operation or process or an extension and addition thereto, which is likely to discharge sewerage or trade effluent into the environment or likely to emit any air pollution into the atmosphere will have to obtain consent to establish and operate from the respective state pollution control board (SPCB).
- Any new establishment should obtain Consent to Establish (CTE) before establishing (i.e. before starting construction work at site) from state pollution control board. Getting CTE is generally a onetime activity.
- Once the construction work is completed as per norms and conditions defined in the CTE, and the company is in a position to start its operations, it has to intimate the SPCB for official inspection along with applying for Consent to Operate (CTO), that is granted for a defined period subject to a successful inspection and complying to all conditions of CTE.
Environmental Compliances
Environmental And Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Consent to Establish and Operate
- Periodic Environmental Compliance Audits help in meeting the diversified environment regulatory standards and operating in an environmentally sustainable manner through periodic evaluation in a planned and methodical way. Such audits are customer specific and are tailored around various conditions and criteria granted to the organisation under applicable regulatory permissions as well as an overarching intention to be sensitive towards the environment and natural resources.
- We are providing 6 monthly Environmental compliances and Environmental Statement Audits for Industry.
Environmental And Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Environmental And Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Environmental And Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
- A process for predicting and assessing the potential environmental and social impacts of a proposed project, evaluating alternatives and designing appropriate mitigation, management and monitoring measures. A process for predicting and assessing the potential environmental and social impacts of a proposed project, evaluating alternatives and designing appropriate mitigation, management and monitoring measures.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Environmental And Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Environmental And Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
- Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing refers to a set of standards for a company’s behaviour used by socially conscious investors to screen potential investments.
- Environmental criteria consider how a company safeguards the environment, including corporate policies addressing climate change, for example. Social criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates. Governance deals with a company’s leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights
Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD)
Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD)
Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD)
The ESDD can be carried out in all the phases of a project life-cycle. We carry out E&S due diligence of investment projects in the following areas:
- Assessment of E&S risks / performance of investment projects
- Gap analysis between IFC Performance Standards and local E&S standards
- Preparation of an E&S Action Plan (ESAP) specifying necessary activities in order to reach compliance with IFC PS, responsibilities, budgets, performance indicators.
- Formulation of ready-to-use E&S review summaries in line with client requirements
- Environment & Social due diligence benefits both the investee & the investor. Investee can identify the E & S risks of the project and thus take appropriate action to mitigate the same. It is a preventive action which saves cost & prevents possible future losses & damage.
- Takes care of the compliance issues in the system
- Ensures better performance to both parties
- Helps in decision making to the investors
- Investors can be assured of the sustainability issues of the investees
- Increases the trust & confidence of stakeholders of both the investees and the investor