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Environmental Impact Assessment

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DEFINITION

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool used for decision making regarding developmental projects and programmes .
  • It is defined as a formal process used to predict the environmental consequences of ny development project.

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OBJECTIVES

  • To choose the most environmentally suitable option at an early stage
  • To find the best practicable environmental option.
  • To opt alternative processes.

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Types of Impact assessmentsďż˝

  • Few types of EIA are
  • Climate impact assessment
  • Demographic impact assessment
  • Ecological impact assessment
  • Risk assessment
  • Social impact assessment etc.,

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EIA PROCESS

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  • Preliminary assessment : early stages of planning
  • Detailed assessment: during project planning until completion of project

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