State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)

Withdraw Recommendation For Environment Study For Dam: Jayalalithaa

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday urged the central government to withdraw the recommendation for conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a dam across S

Publication Date:

29/08/2016

Source: NDTV

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Dams, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Cauvery, Ministry Of Water Resources

Environment

New power project based on old map zoning worries Yelahanka residents

Karnataka Power Corporation Limited's gas-based thermal power plant is set to come up on a plot in Yelahanka - historically classified as an industrial zone - in North Bengaluru.

Publication Date:

26/08/2016

Author(s): Chethan Kumar

Source: Times Of India (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution, Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Public Hearing, Environmental Security, Environment

Environment

Ten city projects denied green nod

The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has denied environmental clearance to 10 mega construction projects --including upmarket apartment complexes -in the city, for alleged encr

Publication Date:

26/08/2016

Author(s): Bharath Joshi

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Karnataka, Environment Clearance (EC), Land Encroachments, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Lakes, Buildings, Construction Industry, Environment

Environment

Sound barriers, 17k trees, rain pits for Metro green nod

NOIDA: The State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has issued terms of reference to the Noida Metro Rail Corporation for an inspection in September, which is necessary for the p

Publication Date:

24/08/2016

Source: Times Of India (Noida)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Noise Pollution, Metro, Rail Transport, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Afforestation, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Ecology, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment

Mining

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environment clearance for sand mining projects on the rivers Chandan, Badua, Cheer, Sukhiya and Odhni in Banka District, Bihar, 22/08/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aman Kumar Singh Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 22/08/2016 regarding Environmental Clearances (ECs) dated 04/03/2016 granted by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Bihar, (SEIAA) for 19 Sand Mining Projects in favour of M/S Mahadev Enclave Private Limited on the rivers Chandan, Badua, Cheer, Sukhiya and Odhni in Banka District of the State of Bihar.

Judgement Date:

22/08/2016

Tags:

Mining, Sand, Rivers, Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Banka (D), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Environment Clearance (EC)

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal river sand mining, Madhya Pradesh, 19/08/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Paryavaran & Manav Sanrakshan Samiti v. Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2016 regarding illegal river sand mining, Madhya Pradesh.

Tribunal directs the SEIAA to issue necessary directions to all district committees / authorities while considering the applications for Environmental Clearances (ECs) to consider the same in the light of 2016 guidelines issued by the MoEF in respect of river sand mining.

Judgement Date:

19/08/2016

Tags:

Mining, Sand, Rivers, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)

Environment

All clearances obtained for capital project: CRDA

Amaravati: Stating that the capital city area does not cover any flood plains, Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) commissioner Ch Sreedhar has said that all construction activity in the ar

Publication Date:

12/08/2016

Source: Times Of India (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmental Security, Farmers, Environment

Environment

VMC to withdraw environment nod application

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) seems to be on backfoot over allegations of encroachment in the Vishwamitri Riverfront Development Project (VRDP) area.

Publication Date:

10/08/2016

Source: Times Of India (Vadodara)

Tags:

Gujarat, Vadodara (T), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Rivers, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Land Encroachments, Environmental Security, Environment

Environment

NGT upholds prior environment clearance for large constructions

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday imposed an environmental compensation of Rs 15 crore on a building project called "Human Care Charitable Medical Trust," a hospital in sector 6, Dwarka

Publication Date:

28/07/2016

Author(s): Jayashree Nandi

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Environment Clearance (EC), Housing Construction, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Environmental Health, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environmental Security, Environment

Environment