Strengthening Environmental Impact Assessment Law in India by Particular Reference to US And Nepal Systems

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS;
LIST OF CASES;
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION;
A. MEANING, SIGNIFICANCE AND PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ;
i. MEANING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;
• THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS;
ii. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT LAW IN INDIA;
iii. PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS OF EIA ;
iv. HYPOTHESIS;
B. RESEARCH APPROACH;
i. OBJECTIVE ;
ii. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS;
iii. RESEARCH QUESTIONS;
iv. RESEARCH DESIGN;
1. METHODOLOGY;
2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOURCES;
3. CHAPTERIZATION;
CHAPTER II: ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT LAW;
A. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT;
i. NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS;
ii. TREATIES AND OTHER BINDING INSTRUMENTS;
iii. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ;
iv. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS;
1. WORLD BANK ;
2. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ;
B. CURRENT LEGAL STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;
i. TRANSBOUNDARY EIA AS A REQUIREMENT OF PRINCIPLE ;
ii. TRANSBOUNDARY EIA AS AN OUTGROWTH OF DOMESTIC EIA ;
CHAPTER III: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT LAW IN INDIA;
A. HISTORY ;
B. FRAMEWORK OF ETA;
i. EIA NOTIFICATIONS;
ii. THE ORGAN1ZATIONAL SET-UP FOR EIA APPRAISAL ;
iii. GENERAL EC PROCEDURE;
C. WORKING OF EIA ;
i. STAGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE;
ii. DOCUMENTS;
iii. CONTENTS OF EIA ;
iv. REVIEW;
• ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL COMMITIEES ;
• ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL PROCEDURE;
v. TIME FRAME FOR DECISION-MAKING;
vi. POST EC MONITORING;
vii. EX-POST FACTO ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE;
viii. MONITORING;
ix. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION;
D. CASES;
]3.. CRITICISMS OF EIA SYSTEM IN INDIA;
i. POOR PROCEDURES AND WEAK IMPLEMENTATION;
ii. DILUTING AMENDMENTS;
iii. POOR RECRUITMENT PROCESS IN THE PCBs;
iv. PUBLIC HEARING ;
1. PROCEDURE;
2. TECHNIQUES ;
3. WEAKNESSES;
CHAPTER IV: CASE STUDIES ;
A.THE ENRON CASE ;
i. THE SETTING;
ii. DEFECTS IN THE IAA EVALUATION OF ENRON ;
iii. LACK OF DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION;
iv. CONDITIONAL CLEARANCE;
v. INEVITABLE FORMALITY;
vi. ENRON- AN EXCEPTION;
B. NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN CASE;
i. THE SETTING;
ii. PROJECT WITHOUT PROPER EC;
iii. POOR REHABItITATION PROCESS;
iv. VALIDITY OF THE EC;
CHAffER V: COMPARATIVE STUDY;
A. EIA SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
i. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEPA;
ii. OBJECTIVES OF NEPA;
iii. PRINCIPAL PARTS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, 1969 ;
iv. NEPA PROCESS ;
1. ELEMENTS OF EIS PREPARATION ;
2. PUBLIC AND AGENCY REVIEWS OF AN EIS ;
3. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS ;
4. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES ;
v. ROLE OF COURTS IN ENFORCING PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE;
• CASES;
vi. LIMITATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT APPROACH;
B. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM IN NEPAL;
i. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF EIA SYSTEM
ii. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
iii. EIA GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE
iv. PROCEDURE
v. WEAKNESSES
vi. ARUN III HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
1. THE SE"ITING
2. PROCESS AND PROCEDURAL CONTEXT
3. THE REQUEST FOR INSPECTION
4. THE INSPECTION PANEL'S RECOMMENDATION
5. THE INSPECTION PANEL'S INVESTIGATION
6. THE RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION
7. IMPLICATIONS
CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION
• SUGGESTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEXURES