EIA Watch

Environmental experts note that the implementation of a new government order will make it easier for the violators to get their illegal projects regularised.

Kumar Sundaram | The Ecologist

The building of the proposed Chutka nuclear plant in the tribal-dominated Mandla district in central India will mean the local population will be displaced – for the second time. It will also contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions. Faced with injustice and threats to their safety and livelihoods, villagers have started a two-month long campaign.

Courtesy: Down to Earth

With easier green clearance under the new EIA regime for dams and hydroelectric projects, experts fear mass inundation of forested areas.