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Source: PTI
Centre sets-up panel on proposed EIA notification changes

New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) The Centre has set up a six member-panel to 
consider suggestions and objections to the proposed controversial 
amendments to Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, 2006 
which exempts expanding or modernising industries from critical 
regulatory and oversight mechanisms for three years.

An official in the Environment Ministry said the panel headed by J M 
Mauskar, Additional Secretary in the ministry, and complete its task 
within three months.The government is facing flak from several 
environmentalists, social activists, social action networks and NGOs for 
the proposed amendments to the EIA Notification - 2006 which they 
alleged"give undue benefits to the industry"."The most unconstitutional 
feature of the proposed amendment is that it does away with critical 
regulatory and oversight mechanisms for three years.This is sought to be 
done by extending to applicants a relief in the form of'self 
certification'that merely requires them to declare their projects cause 
no additional pollution and thus open the gateway for self 
regulation,"Leo F Saldanha of the Environment Support Group, Bangalore 
said.If notified it would end the environmental clearance system in the 
country, he alleged.

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