Draft amendment to Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)Notification 2016

The Central Government vide notification dated 11th October, 2022 has issued the draft amendment to Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)Notification 2016. The amendment provides that the Pump Storage Projects which meet all the criteria given below shall be appraised as B2 category irrespective of power generation capacity:

1. Projects which do not attract FC and/or WL Clearance
2. Projects wherein no new Reservoir is created
3. Projects wherein the existing reservoir is not expanded and/or structurally modified.

Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposal contained in the draft notification may forward the same in writing for consideration of the Central Government within the period so specified to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi110 003, or send it to the e-mail address at sujit.baju@gov.in and diriapolicy-moefcc@gov.in on or before 60 days after the publication of this Notification.