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Regarding the statutory provisions, procedural steps, and regulatory authorities under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 (issued under the Environment Protection Act, 1986) in India, which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Category 'A' projects require prior environmental clearance from the central Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) based on recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), whereas Category 'B1' projects require clearance from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) based on recommendations of the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC).Cevap
  2. B
    Public Consultation is a mandatory procedural step for all Category 'A' and Category 'B1' projects without any regulatory exemptions granted for strategic defense projects or linear infrastructure expansion within defined thresholds.
  3. C
    Category 'B2' projects must undergo mandatory Scoping and Public Hearing, but are exempted from preparing a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
  4. Under the EIA Notification 2006, the environmental clearance granted for River Valley projects is valid for a maximum period of 10 years, whereas for mining projects, the validity extends up to 30 years (or the life of the mine).Cevap

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The correct statements are that Category 'A' projects require central clearance (MoEFCC/EAC) while Category 'B1' projects require state clearance (SEIAA/SEAC), and that environmental clearance for River Valley projects carries a 10-year validity under the EIA Notification 2006.
The provision placing Category 'A' projects under central appraisal (MoEFCC/EAC) and Category 'B1' under state appraisal (SEIAA/SEAC) is legally accurate under the EIA Notification 2006. Additionally, the temporal validity of environmental clearance is correctly stated as 10 years for River Valley projects and up to 30 years for mining operations.

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1
Analyze the authority delegation and classification under EIA Notification 2006.
Category A projects are evaluated centrally by the EAC/MoEFCC. Category B projects fall under state bodies (SEIAA/SEAC), further divided into B1 (EIA required) and B2 (no EIA required).
Verify the administrative hierarchy and project categorization rules.
2
Evaluate the exceptions to the Public Consultation phase.
Public Consultation contains explicit statutory exemptions for defense projects, linear projects like highway widening within existing rights-of-way, and projects in notified industrial parks.
Check if the statement claiming zero exemptions for Category A and B1 projects is factual.
3
Review the procedural requirements for Category B2 projects.
Category B2 projects bypass Scoping, Public Hearing, and EIA report drafting, being assessed directly via Form-1/1A and EMP.
Distinguish between Category B1 and Category B2 procedural steps.
4
Verify validity durations specified under the 2006 Notification.
River Valley projects have a 10-year clearance validity, mining projects have up to 30 years (or mine life), and standard infrastructure projects have a 5-year validity.
Confirm temporal validity parameters for environmental clearances across sectors.

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Categorization, procedural steps (Screening, Scoping, Public Hearing, Appraisal), clearance authorities (MoEFCC vs SEIAA), exemptions, and validity durations under the EIA Notification 2006.
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