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Environmental Clearance from the Government is mandatory for construction of new projects or activities or the expansion or modernization of existing projects or activities listed in the Schedule of The Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006

LIST OF PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES REQUIRING PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

Mining , extraction of natural resources and power generation (for a specified production capacity)

Primary Processing

Materials Production

Materials Processing

Manufacturing/ Fabrication

Service Sectors

Physical Infrastructure including Environmental Services

Building/Construction projects/Area Development Projects and Townships


Category A projects requires clearance from the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) on the recommendations of an Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)

Category B projects excluding those which fulfill the General Conditions (GC) stipulated in the Schedule, will require prior environmental clearance from the State/Union territory Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) . In the absence of a duly constituted SEIAA or SEAC, a Category 'B' project shall be considered at the Central Level as a Category B project.


Form1 Form 1 : Application for Prior Environmental Clearance

Form1 Form 1A : Check list of Environmental Impacts (only for Building/Construction projects/Area Development Projects and Townships )


Validity of Environmental Clearance

River Valley Projects : 10 years

Mining Projects : 30 years (max)

Other Projects and Activites : 5 years


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