Implementing Reason for Relevance Responsible Application Agency Empowers SPCB to set and The Air (Prevention and monitor air quality standards Consent required State Pollution 5 Control of Pollution) and to prosecute offenders, Yes for establishing and Control Board Act. 1981 excluding vehicular air and operation of plants noise emission Construction Noise Pollution machineries and Standards for noise emission State Pollution 6 (Regulation And Yes vehicles to conform for various land uses Control Board Control) Act. 1981 to the standards for construction Conservation and definition of Forest (Conservation) forest areas. Diversion of forest No Forest land State Forest 7 No Act. 1991 land follows the process as laid involved Department, MoEF by the act The project area is MoEF, State Coastal Regulatory Zone Protect and manage coastal not within 8 No Department of Notification, 1991 areas designated coastal Environment zone No Wildlife State/National sanctuary/National Protection of wild life in Wildlife board Wild Life Protection Park/Biosphere 9 sanctuaries and National Park No (NBWL/SBWL) & Act. 1972 Reserve is located (Protected Area) Chief wild life within 1.0 km from warden the project road Archaeological Ancient Monuments and To protect and conserve No Archaeological Survey of India, 10 Archaeological sites and cultural sanctuaries and No monument along State Dept. of Remains Act. 1958 National Park (Protected Area) the project road Archaeology Implementing Reason for Relevance Responsible Application Agency
Relevance Reason for Application Implementing Responsible Agency 5 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. 1981 Empowers SPCB to set and monitor air quality standards and to prosecute offenders, excluding vehicular air and noise emission Yes Consent required for establishing and operation of plants State Pollution Control Board 6 Noise Pollution (Regulation And Control) Act. 1981 Standards for noise emission for various land uses Yes Construction machineries and vehicles to conform to the standards for construction State Pollution Control Board 7 Forest (Conservation) Act. 1991 Conservation and definition of forest areas. Diversion of forest land follows the process as laid by the act No No Forest land involved State Forest Department, MoEF 8 Coastal Regulatory Zone Notification, 1991 Protect and manage coastal areas No The project area is not within designated coastal zone MoEF, State Department of Environment 9 Wild Life Protection Act. 1972 Protection of wild life in sanctuaries and National Park (Protected Area) No No Wildlife sanctuary/National Park/Biosphere Reserve is located within 1.0 km from the project road State/National Wildlife board (NBWL/SBWL) & Chief wild life warden 10 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological sites and Remains Act. 1958 To protect and conserve cultural sanctuaries and National Park (Protected Area) No No Archaeological monument along the project road Archaeological Survey of India, State Dept. of Archaeology Relevance Reason for Application Implementing Responsible Agency
WCP1_EMP.docx