EXTRACT
OF THE LETTER OF SHRI V.RAJAGOPALAN, JOINT SECRETARY,
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FOREST
(D.O. No. Z-12011/32/2001-IA-III
dated 12th November,2001)
i. As
per the amendment dated 1st August, 2001
made in the EIA Notification, 1994, units to be located
in Special Economic Zones do not require mandatory public
hearing. In view of the same, projects like airport,
port and power plant to be located in SEZ are exempted
from mandatory public hearing.
ii. NOC
from State Pollution Control Board is a pre-requisite
for obtaining environmental clearance and hence would
need to be submitted.
iii. Manufacture
of leather products are not covered under the EIA Notification,
1994, however tanneries (raw skins and hides) would
attract the provisions of the provisions of the EIA
Notification.
iv. Product
of light engineering as such are not covered under the
EIA Notification, 1994, however, if the activities involve
electroplating, foundries, primary metallurgical industries,
the relevant provisions of the EIA Notification, 1994
will be attracted. A complete list of projects requiring
environmental clearance is given in schedule-1 of the
EIA Notification.
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