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Amendments to EIA Notification, 2006 Green Clearance: PARIVESH 2.0 & conducted sector-specific consultations
Centralized Processing Centre-Green on standard/ general EC conditions and
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and
sector-specific EC conditions as per EIA
Climate Change (MoEFCC) is in the CESD continuously engaged with
Notification, 2006 from March to June
process of streamlining the complex MoEFCC regarding the development of
2022. The consultation inputs have been
process of environmental clearances. PARIVESH 2.0 & Centralized Processing
submitted to the CSIR-NEERI for the
Consequently, several initiatives, Centre-Green (CPC-Green) schemes.
development of the harmonized EC
clarifications, guidelines and PARIVESH 2.0 is a web-based platform
conditions.
amendments in the EIA notifications that aims to streamline the process of
2006 have been issued in 2022. The environmental clearance for various
Centre has submitted the development projects in India. The CPCB grant of financial support for the
representations in the EIA Notification, system provides a centralized platform establishment of paddy straw
2006 as well. for submitting applications, monitoring pelletisation and torrefaction plants
the status of projects, and accessing
• In April 2022, the ministry amended the
relevant environmental and forest In October 2022, CPCB released the
category and threshold limit of several
clearances. CESD is being participated in guidelines and an online portal for
projects in the EIA notification 2006 to
the trial run of PARIVESH 2.0 in 2022 and one-time grants/capital for setting up
accelerate the production and
conducted interactive sessions with CII paddy straw-based palletization and
developmental activities. Projects
memberships. torrefaction plants by
related to national importance,
individuals/entrepreneurs/ companies in
exigencies, environmentally friendly,
the NCT of Delhi, States of Punjab &
and inordinately delayed would be Harmonized and Optimized
Haryana, and NCR districts of Rajasthan
considered at the central level without Environmental Clearance (EC)
& Uttar Pradesh. The total funding is Rs.
changing the category of the projects. conditions
50 Crores, out of which Rs. 40 crores is
Further, the ministry has provided
MoEFCC is working on harmonized and earmarked for the establishment of
several clarifications on the public
optimized Environmental Clearance (EC) non-torrefied pelletisation plants, and
hearing; non-requirement of EC for
conditions that are proposed to the Rs. 10 crores for the establishment of
aerial ropeways projects; the validity
project proponent at the time of project torrefaction cum pelletisation units.
of prior environmental clearance;
appraisal in the EIA Notification, 2006. These plants once set up, would utilize
clarification of EC for river valley
CSIR- National Environmental the unmanaged paddy straw and help
projects, nuclear power projects; other
Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is address the issue of crop residue
projects, and activities.
facilitating the Ministry regarding burning and the resultant air pollution.
constructing the draft document on the CESD was involved and a member of the
harmonized and optimized EC committee for the development of the
conditions. CESD with CSIR–NEERI has plan by MoEFCC.
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