Cement, Energy and Environment

1l "Our big ticket projects are the development of Chennai and Kolkata airports with project costs of Rs 2,015 crore and Rs 2,325 crore," reiterates VP Agrawal , Chairman , Airports Authority of India. "The main reasons for delay have been that the existing airports were operational and work had to be undertaken without disruption to flight operations and minimal inconvenience to travellers. The sites were handed over to the contractors in parts. At some places, existing structures under use ran afoul with the new structure and were to be demolished after vacating them to the new premises. Additional piling and excavation works owing to existence of hard rock added to the delay, as did handover of pockets of land from the state government and defence and security clearance for the Chinese companies participating in the tenders for passenger boarding bridges." He adds that airports at Navi Mumbai , Mapa and Kannur are being developed under PPP mode by respective state governments. "Issues at most airport projects are land acquisition , environmental clearance, equity participation and financial closures," Agrawal points out. "Airport development by nature is a complex exercise with the participation of several stakeholders and requirement of clearances from various agencies." Courtesy: Construction World, February 2013 Pg. No. 72-77 Lok Sabha Questions &Answers/ Notifications GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 572 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2013 Amendment in EIA, 2006 572. Shri DHARMENDRA YADAV Will the Minister of Environment and Forests be pleased to state that: (a) whether the Government has made any amendments in Environmental Impact Assessment ( EIA ) Notification, 2006 since its inception; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of times amendments have been brought in the said notification and the reasons therefore ? Answer MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS { SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN) (a)&(b) Yes, Sir. Amendments have been made in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 from time to time with a view to streamlining the environment clearance process and based on experience gained in implementing the provisions under the Notification. The Notification has been amended vide amendment, Notifications as per detai ls given below: 1. S.O. 1773 (E) dated the 11th October 2007 2. S.O. 3067 (E) dated the 1st December 2009 3. S.O. 695 (E) dated the 4th April 2011 4. S.O. 2896 (E) dated the 13th December 2012 5. S.O. 674 (E) dated the 13th March 2013 6. S.O. 2204(E) dated the 19th July 2013 7. S.O. 2559(E) dated the 22nd August 2013 8. S.O. 1850(E) dated 9th September 2013 *********** GOVERNMENT OF INDI A MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 578 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2013 578. Shri BHAKTA CHARAN DAS Will the Minister of Environment and Forests be pleased to state that: (a) whether the Government has a monitoring system for pollution of rivers and other major water bodies across the country; (b) if so, the details thereof and the frequency by which this monitoring is done; (c) whether the Government is planning to increase the number of monitoring stations; (d) if so, the detai ls thereof; and (e) the steps taken by the Government for the management and cleaning of domestic and industrial waste in the water bodies?