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1. MCT.3TT. 1733(31), HFter 11 314-444, 2007;
2. 4FT.3TT. 3067(31), Hites' 1 ft 4144, 2009;
3. 4JT.31T. 695(31), enter 4 alter, 2011;
4. MH.31T. 2896 (3T), ctetu 13 ft-H4< 2012; 3te
5. 4JT.3IT. 674(31), Hlftu 13 Mt4, 2013 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd August, 2013 S.O. 2559(E).- Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 issued under sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section
(2) of section (3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 read with clause (d) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government directed that on and from the date of its publication, the required construction of new projects or activities or the expansion or modernization of existing projects or activities listed in the Schedule to the said notification entailing the capacity addition with change in process or technology and or product mix shall be undertaken in any part of India only after prior environmental clearance from the Central Government or as the case may be, by the State level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, duly constituted by the Central Government under sub-section (3) of section 3 of the said Act, in accordance with the procedure specified therein;
And whereas the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests had constituted a High Level Committee under the Chairmanship of Member (Environment and Forests and Science and Technology), Planning Commission, vide OM No.21-270/2008-IA.I1I dated the 11th December, 2012 to review the provisions of Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 relating to granting Environmental Clearances for Roads, Buildings and Special Economic Zone projects and provisions under the OM dated the 7th February, 2012 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding guidelines for High Rise Buildings;
And whereas one of the terms of reference (ToR) of the Committee was to review the requirement of Environmental Clearance for highway expansion projects up to the right of way of 60 meters and length of 200 kms under Environmental Impact Assessment notification;
4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- -Sir. 3(it)] And whereas the Committee has submitted its report to the Ministry and on this ToR, the Committee has recommended exempting highway expansion projects from the requirement of scoping and that Environmental Impact Assessment or Environment Management Plan for highway expansion projects may be prepared on the basis of model ToRs to be posted on Ministry’s website and in respect of requirement of environmental clearance, the Committee has recommended that expansion of National Highway projects up to 100 kms involving additional right of way or land acquisition up to 40 mts on existing alignments and 60 mts on re-alignments or by-passes may be exempted from the preview of the notification;
And whereas the report of the Committee has been examined in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Earlier, vide notification S.O. 3067(E), dated the 1st December 2009 all State Highway expansion projects, except those in hilly terrain (above 1000 m AMSL) and ecologically sensitive areas, have already been exempted from the purview of the Environmental Impact Assessment notification, 2006.
And whereas, keeping inter-alia in view the foregoing, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to accept the aforesaid recommendations of the High Level Committee constituted vide OM No.21-270/2008-1A .III, dated the 11th December 2012;
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 hereby makes the following further amendment to the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 after having dispensed with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of the said rule 5 in public interest, namely: -
2. In the said notification, — . .
(a) in paragraph 7, in sub-paragraph II. for item (i), the following item shall be substituted, namely:
"(i) “Scoping” refers to the process by which the Expert Appraisal Committee in the case of C ategory A ’projects activities, and State level Expert Appraisal Committee in the case of Category ‘Bl’projccts or activities, including applications for expansion or modernization or change in product mix of existing projects or activities, determine detailed and comprehensive Terms of Reference (TOR) addressing all relevant environmental concerns for the preparation of an Environment Impact Assessment (El A) Report in respect of the project or activity for which prior environmental clearance is sought and the Expert Appraisal Committee or State level Expert Appraisal Committee concerned shall, determine the terms of reference on the basis of the information furnished in the prescribed application Form 1 or Form 1A including terms of reference proposed by the applicant, a site visit by a sub-group of Expert Appraisal Committee or State level Expert Appraisal Committee concerned only if considered necessary by the Expert Appraisal Committee or State Level Expert Appraisal Committee concerned, terms of Reference suggested by the applicant if furnished and other information that may be available with the Expert Appraisal Committee or State Level Expert Appraisal Committee concerned:
Provided that the following shall not require Scoping -
(i) all projects and activities listed as Category ‘B’ in item 8 of the Schedule (Construction or Township or Commercial Complexes or Housing);
(ii) all Highway expansion projects covered under entry (ii) of column (3) and column (4) under sub-item (f) of item 7 of the Schedule:
Provided further that— A. the projects and activities referred to in clause (i) shall be apprised on the basis of Form I or Form 1A and the conceptual plan;
B. The projects referred to in clause (ii) shall prepare E1A and EMP report on the basis of model TOR specified by Ministry of Environment and Forests;
(b) in the Schedule, against sub-item (f) of item 7, in column (3), for the entry (ii), the following entry shall be substituted, namely: - “(ii) Expansion of National Highways greater than 100 km involving additional right of way or land acquisition greater than 40m on existing alignments and 60m on re-alignments or by-passes.” [F, No. 21-270/2008-IA.I1I] AJAY TYAGI, It. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide notification number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 and subsequently amended as follows:--
1. S.O. 1737 (E), dated the 11th October, 2007;
2. S.O. 3067 (E), dated the 1st December, 2009;
3. S.O. 695 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011;
4. S.O. 2896 (E), dated the 13th December, 2012; and
5. S.O.674(E), dated the 13th March, 2013 Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.