State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
- January 24, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
Subject – Environment
Context – A move by the Union Environment Ministry to implement a ‘star-rating system’ has sparked controversy
Concept –
- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, central Government constituted State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).
- The Notification provides for constitution of a SEIAA empowered to grant Environmental Clearance to mitigate pollution and protect environment.
- To assist SEIAA, a State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) is constituted.
- Under the notification, it is mandatory of getting for prior Environmental Clearance for certain new projects, expansion or modernization of existing projects based on their potential on environmental impact.
- Projects falling under Category ‘A’ in the Schedule to the Notification require Environmental Clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF& CC), GoI and for matters falling under Category ‘B’, depending upon the thresholds of the activities requires Clearance at State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).