DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (DEIAA)

July 8, 2019

State-level officers tasked have objected to the creation of District-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (DEIAA) as these authorities may have a conflict of interest and may not be technically competent.

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The proposed Environment Impact Assessment Notification (EIA) 2019 aims to be an update of the EIA 2006.
The EIA 2019 makes the District Magistrate (DM) the chairperson of an expert authority, or the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA), that will accord environment clearance for “minor” mining projects.
However, State-level authorities called the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) have objected that making District Magistrate (DM) the chairman (of the DEIAA) would be self-serving for grant of environmental clearance. Also, the DM doesn’t have technical expertise in matters of environment and ecology.

Source : The Hindu