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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006
No. S.O. 1533(E) Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Date 2006-09-14
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Summary
The EIA Notification, 2006 (S.O. 1533(E)), issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, makes prior environmental clearance mandatory for listed projects including coal mining. It sets out the screening, scoping, public consultation and appraisal process, categorises projects (A and B), and defines the role of the EAC/SEIAA. It is the core environmental-clearance regime that coal mine expansions and new projects must comply with.
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