Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan: A Case Study of Kachchh, Gujarat, India
Hiren B Soni1
*
, V. Vijay Kumar2
and Pankaj N. Joshi3
1
Department of Environmental Science and Technology,
Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research (ISTAR),
Vallabh Vidyanagar,
Anand,
388120
Gujarat
India
08849614554
08849614554
2
Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE),
Opp. Changleshwar Temple, Mundra Road,
Bhuj (Kachchh),
370001
Gujarat
India
3
Sahjeevan, 175-Jalaram Society, Vijay Nagar, Hospital Road,
Bhuj (Kachchh),
370001
Gujarat
India
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.14.1.10
This case study outlines some noteworthy features of the process of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plant (EMP) of Deendyal (Kandla) Port Trust (DPT) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) lignite mines, Kachchh, Gujarat, India. These key viewpoints incorporate task depiction, options, checking, portrayal of the earth, open cooperation, biophysical impacts, social effects, sway essentialness, total impacts evaluation, observing, and introduction, which are earmarked in annexure in the form of sectors requiring EIA, Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA), basic guidelines, and environmental laws. The case study reflects the detailed scenario of physical, biological, and socioeconomic profiles of the study areas, which directly or indirectly the environmental as well as ecological characteristics of the proposed project sites. The suggestive steps, recommendations and mitigation measures are also discussed herewith.
Abbreviations
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CPCB |
Central Pollution Control Board |
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DG Sets |
Diesel Generator Sets |
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DPT |
Deendayal (Kandla) Port Trust |
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GMB |
Gujarat Maritime Board |
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GPCB |
Gujarat Pollution Control Board |
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GUIDE |
Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology |
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HAP |
Hazardous Air Pollutant |
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OTB |
Outer Tuna Buoy |
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PCB |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
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PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
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SMS |
Safety Management System |
|
VOC |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
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Soni H. B, Kumar V. V, Joshi P. N. Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan: A Case Study of Kachchh, Gujarat, India. Curr World Environ 2019;14(1). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.14.1.10
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