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() = (4) &, Freforfe saenfi G s, wut; - "aeft e afvererm, S gare afgat o aftafem € av S s F o g [T, . ST 3-22/10/2022-45T. 101] <. ToTT FHTE ATorAT, I T froqur: g WA= SR F TS, qEreEe, 9, @2 01, IT-E (i), T wrar 1533(3), ara 14 Rrd=w, 2006 g7 TR Fir W A v wferEAT e wrar 1807(w), A 12 @i, 2022 gt Sfaw Heirem B v 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th April, 2022 S.0. 1886(E).—WHEREAS, the Central Government in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, in exercise of its powers under sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section (3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 has published the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the EIA Notification, 2006), vide number S.0.1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006 for mandating prior environmental clearance for certain category of projects;
And whereas, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs) have been constituted under sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for implementation of the EIA Notification, 2006 at State level for exercising delegated powers to consider and grant Environmental Clearance (EC) for all proposals under Category B;
And whereas, the SEIAAs have gained substantial experience over the past fifteen years in the EC appraisal process and the process at the State level has also been made completely online through the PARIVESH portal for efficient and transparent disposal of EC proposals;
And whereas, the Central Government deems it necessary to further decentralise the EC process for facilitating clearances at State level;
And whereas, as on date, category ‘B’ projects, relating to national defence and strategic importance with significant element of security involvement are also being appraised at the State level which, the Central Government deems it necessary to be appraised centrally taking into account national security concerns;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (V) of sub-section
(2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986),read with sub-rule(4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government, after having dispensed with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the said rules, in public interest, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, namely:- In the said notification,-
(1) in paragraph 4, for sub-paragraph (iii a), the following shall be substituted, namely:- (iii @) Such Category B’ projects, relating to the National defence or strategic or security importance or those as notified by the Central Government on account of exigencies such as pandemics, natural disasters or to promote environmentally friendly activities under National Programmes or Schemes or Missions or such projects which are inordinately delayed beyond the stipulated timeline as laid down in this notification and also meet the criteria as laid dovn in this regard from time to time, shall be considered at the Central level as Category ‘B’ projects;
(2) in the Schedule—
(i) against item 1(a).—
(a) in column (3),— (A) for “>100 ha. of mining lease area in respect of non-coal mining lease”, the following shall be substituted, namely:— “>250 ha mining lease area in respect of major mineral mining lease other than coal”;
(B) for the symbol, figures and letters “> 150 ha”, the symbol, figures and letters “> 500 ha” shall be substituted;
(b) in column (4).— (A) for “< 100 ha of mining lease area in respect of non-coal mine lease”, the following shall be substituted, namely:— “All mining lease area in respect of minor mineral mining leases and < 250 ha mining lease area in respect of major mineral mining lease other than coal”;
[ I—=7e 3(ii)] TR 7 T ¢ SR 5 (B) for the symbols, figures and letters “< 150 ha”, the symbols, figures and letters “< 500 ha” shall be substituted;
(ii) against item 1(c).—
(a) in column (3),— (A) in serial number (i), for the symbols, figures and letters “> 50 MW, the symbols, figures and letters “>100 MW" shall be substituted;
(B) serial number (ii) and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(b) in column (4).— (A) in serial number (i), for the symbol, figures and letters “< 50 MW”, the symbol, figures and letters “< 100 MW” shall be substituted;
(B) in serial number (ii),— (I) the word, symbol and figures “and < 50,000 ha.” shall be omitted;
(II) in point (c) in the table, the word, symbol and figures “to < 50,000 shall be omitted;
(c) in column (5), after serial number (ii), the following serial number shall be inserted, namely:— “(iii) Irrigation projects involving Inter-State issues shall be appraised at Central level without change in category.”;
(iii) against item 1(d),—
(a) in column (3), for the symbols, figures and letters “> 50 MW, the symbols, figures and letters “>100 MW shall be substituted;
(b) in column (4), for the symbol, figures and letters “< 50 MW, the symbol, figures and letters “< 100 MW shall be substituted;
(iv) against item 2(a).—
(a) in column (3), for the symbols and figure “>1”, the symbols and figures “> 2.5 shall be substituted;
(b) in column (4), for the symbols and figure “<1”, the symbols and figures “< 2.5” shall be substituted;
(c) in column (5), after the existing paragraph, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:— “Integrated coal mining projects with washeries located within mining lease area shall continue to be considered at Central level or State level, as the case may be, as per the extant threshold for coal mining projects.”;
(v) against item 2 (b),—
(a) in column (3), the existing entries shall be omitted;
(b) in column (4), for the symbol, figures, words and letters “< 0.5 million TPA throughput”, the words “All mineral beneficiation projects irrespective of the procedure for beneficiation” shall be substituted;
(c) in column (5), after the existing paragraph, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:— “Integrated mining projects with beneficiation plants located within mining lease area shall continue to be considered at Central level or State level, as the case may be, as per the extant threshold for mining projects.”;
(vi) againstitem 7 (a).—
(a) in column (3), for the words “All projects”, the words “All new projects” shall be substituted;
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(b) in column (4), the following shall be inserted, namely:— “All expansions projects, including airstrips, which are for commercial use.”.
[F. No. IA3-22/10/2022-IA.IIT] Dr. SUJIIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section III, sub-section (ii), vide, number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 and was last amended, vide, the notification number S.O. 1807(E), dated the 12th April, 2022.
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