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Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC): The EAC is appointed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) or the respective State Government. Its primary role is to assess the environmental and social aspects of proposed projects, including their potential impacts on forests, wildlife, and local communities. The EAC evaluates Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports submitted by project proponents and provides recommendations to the regulatory authorities regarding the feasibility and environmental acceptability of the projects. The committee comprises experts from various fields, such as ecology, biodiversity, forestry, wildlife conservation, and social sciences, who review the technical aspects of the projects. Forest Advisory Committee (FAC): The FAC operates under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) at the central level and under the State Forest Departments at the state level. Its main responsibility is to review proposals...

  Forest clearances as per Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is required as the proposed mining area lies in the forest area. Procedure to be followed as per Forest (Conservation), 2003 Rules is as follow:  Prepration of proposal by user agency and submission to Parivesh portal. Nodal officer ( CCF/ CF/ Additional PCCF) will look into the application and can raise queries if any.  DFO will do the site inspection and field visit.He will check whether the project would cause irreparable damage to the ecosystem or not.  He may also check settelment of claims regarding the Forest Rights Act, 2006 with help of Gram Sabha. PCCF reviews the subordinates finding and forward the application. He/ She consults with Chief Wildlife Warden,  if area is important for wildlife point of view.  If area is greater than 60 hactares then application seeking clearances is send to MOEFCC. (As in our case ). The regional office of MOEFCC may go for site inspection if area is greate...

मध्य प्रदेश खनिज (अवैध खनन, परिवहन और भंडारण की रोकथाम) नियम, 2022

PART- I  1. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (as amended to date)      2. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 (as amended to date)  3. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Procedure for Transaction of Business) Rules, 1975  4. Notifications under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 i) Schedule-I: Schedule of Board’s Laboratories ii) Schedule-II: Schedule of Sampling and Analysis charges for Environmental Samples iii) Appellate Authorities under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 iv) Delegation of Power and Functions by the Central Pollution Control Board to certain Committees in Union Territories v) Central Water Laboratory  vi) Standards for Small Scale Industrial Units located in Union Territories  vii) Constitution of Central Pollution Control Board  PART-II  1 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (as amen...

CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY  1. Short title and extent. 2. Interpretation clause. CHAPTER II OF RESERVED FORESTS 3. Power to reserve forests. 4. Notification by State Government. 5. Bar of accrual of forest-rights. 6. Proclamation by Forest Settlement-officer. 7. Inquiry by Forest Settlement-officer. 8. Powers of Forest Settlement-officer. 9. Extinction of rights. 10. Treatment of claims relating to practice of shifting cultivation. 11. Power to acquire land over which right is claimed. 12. Order on claims to rights of pasture or to forest-produce. 13. Record to be made by Forest Settlement-officer. 14. Record where he admits claim. 15. Exercise of rights admitted. 16. Commutation of rights. 17. Appeal from order passed under section 11, section 12, section 15 or section 16. 18. Appeal under section 17. 19. Pleaders. 20. Notification declaring forest reserved. 21. Publication of translation of such notification in neighbourhood of forest. 22. Power to revise arrangement made under sect...

The aim of this forest policy is to ensure environmental stability and maintenance of ecological balance for the sustenance of all life forms, humans, animal and plant. This national forest policy is enunciated due to the following need: 1. To meet the increasing energy demands of the population. 2. To obey the new directive principles and duties given in the Indian constitution. 3. Constitutional amendments of 1976 and its stress on environment. 4. Marked growth of forest based industries in this era. 5. Need for the guidelines on conservation of wildlife. Basic objectives 1. To maintain the environmental stability and ecological restoration through preservation 2. To check soil erosion and denudation iii the catchment areas and mitigation of floods 3. To check the sand dune extension in desert and coastal lands 4. To increase the forest and tree cover in the denuded and deeded lands 5. To meet the requirements of the tribal peoples 6. To conserve the natural heritage 7. To increase t...

It was the first forest policy of independent India, which overcomes the shortcomings in the 1894 policy. This policy is formulated on the basis of permanent needs of our country that are as follows: 1. Need for evolving a system of balanced and complementary landuse. 2. Need for checking the denudation in mountain region, soil erosion in riverbanks and invasion of sea sands on coastal tracks and shifting sand dune in deserts. 3. Need for the establishment of tree lands wherever possible. 4. To manage the progressively increasing demands (grazing, wood and firewood). 5. Need for the sustained supply of timber and other forest produces. 6. Need for the realization of the maximum annual revenue in perpetuity. Main features 1. The forest is to be for the maintenance-of physical conditions of the country. 2. This policy classifies the forest as follows: a) Protected forests are those forests which are essential for the preservation of physical and climatic conditions of the country.  b...

On the basis of Dr.Voelker report, entitled “Improvement of Indian agriculture” the Government of India formulated the Forest Policy of 1894. This is the first national forest policy in India enacted under pre independence era. Main features The main object of forest management is to promote the general well being of the country. The maintenance of adequate forest cover is emphasized for the preservation of climatic and physical conditions and to meet the basic requirement of the people. Government owned forest have been classified as follows: Preservation forest: Forest whose preservation is required on climate and physical grounds Commercial forest; Forest for supplying valuable timber and other commercial products Minor forest Pasture lands This policy emphasis on permanent cultivation rather than shifting cultivation. It gives importance to the fulfillment of the basic needs of the local people. Obtaining maximum revenue is the main goal instead of conserving forest reserves. Draw ...