Generalized EIA Process
Flowchart
Screening
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Screening
• Government plans to implement many projects every
year.
• Not all projects required EIA. Only needed to those
which may significantly affect the environment.
• Important to establish mechanisms for identifying
projects requiring EIA which is known as
“SCREENING”.
• Screening is the process to determine whether the
project requires EIA or not.
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Importance of Screening
• Saves money
• Saves time (avoid unnecessary delays)
• Immediately identifies the major
environmental impacts that are likely.
• Establishes a concept to conduct EIA study
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Screening procedure
❑ Three categories of projects:
❖ Projects requiring IEE
❖ Projects requiring EIA
❖ Projects for which it is not clear whether EIA or IEE
is needed.
Screening criteria
1. Nature of the project (Type)
2. Size of the project (Threshold)
3. Location of the project (Sensitive area)
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Screening procedure
• If the project is listed in Schedule 1 (EPR 1997), it
requires IEE.
• Projects likely to have a limited number of significant
impacts
• Impacts which can be easily predicted and evaluated.
• Mitigation measures may be prescribed easily
• IEE confirms whether EIA is required or not.
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Screening procedure
• If the project is listed in Schedule 2 (EPR 1997), it
requires EIA:
• Projects likely to have adverse
environmental impacts significant that diverse,
unprecedented or thataffectareserious,
an area broader
than the sites of facilities subject to physical works.
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Screening procedure
• If the project is not listed in both Schedule 1 and
Schedule 2:
• Proposals below standards of those mentioned in
Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 and with cost of Rs 10
million to hundred million IEE
• Proposals below standards of those mentioned in
Schedule 1 and with cost more than Rs one hundred
million EIA
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IEE
• IEE is conducted:
• Ifrequirement of EIA could not be easily
ascertained
i.e. if there is no solution in screening.
• IEE requires:
• Adequate in-depth analysis
• Adequate technical input and advice from experts
• Adequate resource and time
• If IEE provides solutions for potential environmental
problems, no need for full-scale EIA.
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IEE Process
identifies…..
• Most likely significant impacts
• Mitigation measures for adverse impacts that are not
significant
• Mechanism for enhancing beneficial impacts
• Residual uncertainties not possible to be resolved in
the IEE stage
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Difference between IEE and
S
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EIA IEE EIA
1 Generally, for small scale project For Large scale project
2 Works on known impacts Also looks into unknown impacts
Conducted in short time with Required subject specialist and more
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some budget and manpower budget (but no scientific research)
4 May recommend further assessment Does not recommend additional study
Scoping document not required Scoping document to be prepared and
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approved by Ministry before TOR approval
IEE to be approved by the To be reviewed by concerned agencies and to
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concerned authorities within 21 be approved by ministry (MOEST) within 90
days days ( basically it is 60) and 30 days to keep
the report in public domain
7 Environment management plan not EMP is an integral part of EIA
required
Public enquiry and 15 days
8 Public hearing must be conducting at project
public notice for comments
and suggestions on the draft
report
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Comparison of IEE & EIA in terms of legal provision
IEE EIA
Screening Critreria Schedule-1 of EPR, 1997 Schedule-2 of EPR, 1997
Required ( publication of 15 days
Scoping Document
notice in national daily to inform
Not required
the concerned local government
Terms of Required organization
Required and people )
Reference
Public hearing Not Required Required
Open EIA/ IEE Not required ( However Publication of Required (publishing30 days
report for public 15 days public notice in national level notice in national
review daily newspaper and passing of the in daily newspaper for
/comments same the project implementation for EIA report for the
publicizing
area soliciting suggestions/ review/comments)
concerns of all stakeholders in a must
before report finalization)
Review by
committee Not Required Required
of experts
Approval agency Concerned Ministry MoFE (Ministry of Forest and
Environment)
Deadline for Within 21 days of receipt of the Within 60-90 days of receipt
approval report in the concern agency of the report in the ministry
EMP Not Required Required
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Objectives of IEE
• Identify nature and severity of specific, significant environmental
issues associated with project.
• Identify easily implementable mitigation or offsetting measures
• Develop TOR for the full scale EIA study
As a management tool, the objective of IEE is:
• To identify and analyze the beneficial and adverse
environmental impacts on physical, biological and
social/cultural aspects.
• To propose suitable mitigation measures for minimizing the
potential negative environmental impacts.
• To prepare appropriate environmental management plan.
• To receive public feedback and asses the mitigation measure
against the adverse impacts.
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Information to decision makers for the
project implementation
• Terms of reference,schedule-3 (scoping is removed from IEE in the
first amendment of EPR 1999 in Nepal)
• IEE report preparation, schedule-5
• Affix 15 days notice for public opinion (at VDC, municipality, EEC,
schools, Hospitals, Health post and collected deed of inquiry)
• Publish 15 days notice in national newspaper.
• Collect opinion and suggestion and complete the report.
• Submit 15 copies of prepared report to concerned ministries through
department along with the recommendation of VCD/Municipality.
• Approval of submitted IEE Report
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Approval
Process
• Proposal requiring IEE (schedule 1 of EPR).
• Preparation and submission of TOR in the format of
schedule 3 of EPR 1997 (Rule 5.1).
• Approval of the TOR by concerned body (Rule 5.3)
• Preparation of IEE report (Rule 7.1)
• Issuance of public notice and affixing notice in
concerned organization (Rule 7.2)
• Finalization and submission of 15 copies of IEE report (with
proof as per rules 7.2)
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Screening task: forestry and
agricultural
• Construction of the zoological garden in the
vicinity of the forest area
• Construction activities for farming 3000 small
cattle (sheep/goats)
• New airport development
• Establishment of saw-mill in Nawalparasi
district processing 60 cft of timber per year
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Method Of Assesment
Environment Impact Value
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