Question

Write a short note on: Environment Clearance Mechanism.

Answer 1

• Normally the MPCB's No Objection Certificate (NOC) in the form of combined Consent to establishment under Water Act, Air Act & Hazardous wastes Rules would be required for setting up of an industrial unit.
• In regard to 39 specified industrial and infrastructure projects, environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF), Government of India (GoI) and State Environment Department are also required as per Environmental Impact Assessment Notification dtd.14/09/2006.
• For the industrial units, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) sites and other developmental activities located on the coastal stretches of bays, estuaries, creeks, rivers and back waters, Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance also is required.