Sept. 2003
Table. 1 : Public Hearing Time Line
No public hearing was required for offshore exploration
activities, beyond 10 km from the nearest habitation, village
boundary, goothans and ecologically sensitive areas such as,
mangroves (with a minimum area of 1,000 sq.m.), corals, coral
reefs, national parks, marine parks, sanctuaries, reserve forests
and breeding and spawning grounds of fish and other marine
life.
14.09.06 EIA Notification 2006 Provisions of EC made in Section :- 7
[Stages in Prior EC] (i), 7(i)(III)- Stage-III - PC, 7(ii) , Appendix
IV – Process of conduct of PH & Appendix V – 1
06.05.08 OM no. J-11013-56-2004-IA.II(I) for scrutiny by SPCBs of Draft
EIA/EMP Reports submitted by PP for conduction of PH in terms
of EIA(2006)
03.06.09 OM no. J-11013-41-2006-IA.II(I) for consideration of projects
under 7(ii) of EIA(2006) – Exemption of PH to be applied
judiciously & to be recorded in the minutes of meeting of EAC.
24.08.09 In continuation to OM dtd. 3-6-09 another OM no. J-11013-41-
2006-IA.II(I) issued about no exemption from PH shall be given
in any project accorded EC prior to EIA (2006) coming into force
by invoking clause 7(ii) of EIA notification 2006.
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