Shakti DubeyAIR 1 · CSE 2024 · 163 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Environment Impact Assessment is a proactive step toward Environmental sustainability & Good Governance which focuses on analysing the impact of any project on environment before implementation.
EIA: Public & environmental awareness
Steps involved in EIA This helps in ensuring minimum negative impact & social cost
Body · points and prose
ion → Mitigation ↓ Monitoring ← Decision making
This helps in ensuring minimum negative impact & social cost
→ Increases participative governance → Involves various stakeholders
Despite having "Environment" & "People" at the centre of discussion - EIA
still remains non-inclusive because of lack of public awareness.
(1) EIA is based on principle of participative decision making (2) It involves dealing with all stakeholders (3) Focus is on promoting environmental awareness by involving the public (4) In order to implement a project it requires consent of 70% population of that area (80% in case of public private partnership) (5) Provide right to the people to analyse the risk and take informed decision (6) Goal is to ensure overall development & sustainable economic growth
Close · a summary
Thus EIA helps not just in ensuring environmental sustainability but also public awareness.