Draft Environmental impact assessment report of expansion of thermal power plant, Tamnar, Raigarh
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In April 2008 an expert group was set up under the chairmanship of the secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs. It comprised representatives of the three industry lobbies (CII, FICCI, Assocham), the privately-owned Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services and Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation and the government-owned India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.
Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) notified the new EIA Notification in September 2006 after putting up the draft notification for public comment for a year.
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Date: 28th August to 1st September 2006 Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62
Date: 24th - 28th September 2006 Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62
Date: 27th - 31st August, 2007 Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62
Date: 25th - 29th February, 2008 Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62
Date: 11th - 15th November, 2008 Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62
Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62
Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62
Our country is in the throes of rapid industrialisation, which is often accompanied with massive environmental and social burdens, principally borne by communities living in the vicinity of project sites. Monitoring tools like Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), therefore, assume great significance in ensuring sound economic development without compromising on environmental and social costs. It is said that everyone from the Prime Minister downwards, is concerned with the process of environmental clearances:
Industrialist Ratan Tata has reportedly written to the prime minister cribbing about delays in implementing big buck projects. In his capacity as the chair of the government’s investment commission he says over us $50 billion is tied up because of delays in allocating land and resources.
Chhattisgarh announced a proposed investment of more than Rs 1,77,000 crore in the state. Until October 2008, it had signed over a hundred mous with companies like Jindals, Tata Steel and Essar.
Our country is in the throes of rapid industrialisation, which is often accompanied with massive environmental and social burdens, principally borne by communities living in the vicinity of project sites. Monitoring tools like Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), therefore, assume great significance in ensuring sound economic development without compromising on environmental and social costs.