F. No. 22-A3/ 2O14-IA-III

i? ii if F. No. 22-A3/ 2O14-IA-III Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Impact Assessment Divoision '. Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Raod, Aliganj . New Delhi-110 003 Dated the 7th October, 2OL4 Subject: Seeking additional studies by EACs/ SEACs during il of proiect bd fih T of R f Seeking additional studies by EACs/ SEACs during appraisal of proiect beyond ,fihe Terms of Reference (TR) ibd d EIA N tifiti' 2006' pp p y (ToRs) prescribed under EIA Notification' 2006' as dddi , ,l Clause '7(i).II. Stage (2)-Scoping' of the EIA Notification, 2006, as id f 'f jt f th t f th () g ()pg , , amended, provides for Scoping 'of project ap one of the stages of the (E) A thi ii amended, p pg pj p g environmental clearance (Eq) process. As per this provision, the d d Ti of R f (TOR) f environmental clearance (Eq) process. As p this p , t e concerned EAC/SEAC recopmends Terms i of Reference (TORs) for f p Category'A'/'B'projects for'the preparation'df EIA and EMP repofts. The it d b ith i gypj TORs are site specific and should be cornbrehensive with a view to t th p addressing all possible environmental concerns relating to the proposed project. It has,been brought to the notice of this Ministry that sometimes the EACs/SEACs, during the appraisal process, revisit the issue of the site of the prgect and/or seek additional studies on,various issues which do not i te p g and/or see addtoastudes , form pin of the TORs. This, besides delarTing the whole process, goes f p g against the spirit of the EIA Notification 2006. This Ministry has been requested to issue instructions to EACs/SEAC$ on the subject. The matter has been examined in this Ministry. The very purpose of y [.* l- () p ude amended-regarding. , satisfy itserf that the ToRs have reports

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