"With an average annual rainfall of 1,170 mm, India is one of the wettest countries in the world. Still, even with its rich natural water resources, with more than 300,000 square meters of bodies of water, the country is plagued by environmental issues such as water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides (Sharma, 2005). Another major problem is that tap water is not potable throughout the country. This implies that people, especially those from the lower income bracket, cannot avail of clean drinking water, since these have to be bought. Repugnant as it may sound, it is a reality that millions of Indians queue up everyday at public taps for one of life's most precious commodity — water." -ADB

Monday, 1 March 2010

Change in EIA clearance to coal mines in India

Mr Jairam Ramesh minister of state for environment and forests informed in a written reply to a question by Mr Pradeep Majhi and Dr Mahendrasinh P Chauhan in Lok Sabha that the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 was amended on 01.12.2009.

As per this amendment, coal mining projects with lease area of more than 150 hectares have been put into category ‘A’ and those between five hectares and 150 hectares are category ‘B’ projects requiring clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the State level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority respectively.
http://envfor.nic.in/legis/eia/eia-2006.htm
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