Key Environmental Laws and Regulations The key environmental laws and regulations as relevant to the projects under the NGRBP are given in Table below. The key environmental regulations can also be accessed at . 7 Key Environmental Laws & Regulations Applicable Reason for S.No Act / Rules Purpose Authority Yes/ No Applicability To protect and Yes As all environmental MoEF, Gol, Protection Improve overall notifications, rules DoE, State Act-1986 environment. and schedules are Gov. CPCB, issued under this SPCB act. To provide No This notification is MoEF, EIAA Impact environmental applicable only for Assessment clearance to new Solid waste Notification development Treatment facility 14th activities following investments 2006 environmental impact assessment Municipal To manage the Yes This notification is MoEF, EIAA, collection, applicable only for CPCB, SPCBs transportation, Municipal Solid and segregation, waste Treatment Handling) treatment, and facility investments Rules, 2000 disposal of municipal solid wastes The Land Set out rule for Yes This act will be Revenue Acquisition acquisition. of land applicable to as Department Act 1894 by government there will be State (As acquisition of land Government amended in for investments 1985) The Forest To check Yes Applicable if is Forest deforestation by diversion of forest Department, Act. restricting land for non-forest State 1980 conversion of activities i.e. forest Government forested areas into land if required for and Ministry non forested areas any of the of investments. Environment and Forests, Government of
Key Environmental Laws and Regulations The key environmental laws and regulations as relevant to the projects under the NGRBP are given in Table below. The key environmental regulations can also be accessed at . 7 Key Environmental Laws & Regulations S.No Act / Rules Purpose Applicable Yes/ No Reason for Applicability Authority Protection Act-1986 To protect and Improve overall environment. Yes As all environmental notifications, rules and schedules are issued under this act. MoEF, Gol, DoE, State Gov. CPCB, SPCB Impact Assessment Notification 14th To provide environmental clearance to new development activities following environmental impact assessment No This notification is applicable only for Solid waste Treatment facility investments MoEF, EIAA Municipal and Handling) Rules, 2000 To manage the collection, transportation, segregation, treatment, and disposal of municipal solid wastes Yes This notification is applicable only for Municipal Solid waste Treatment facility investments MoEF, EIAA, CPCB, SPCBs The Land Acquisition Act 1894 (As amended in 1985) Set out rule for acquisition. of land by government Yes This act will be applicable to as there will be acquisition of land for investments Revenue Department State Government The Forest Act. 1980 To check deforestation by restricting conversion of forested areas into non forested areas Yes Applicable if is diversion of forest land for non-forest activities i.e. forest land if required for any of the investments. Forest Department, State Government and Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of 2006
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