Q- Consider the following statements about Environmental Impact Assessment EIA notification- 2006-1- It is notified under Environment Protection Act 1986 -2- It provides the Central Government the authority to categorize a project as -Strategic-3- It exempts all Inland waterways - National Highway projects from EIA-Which of the statements given above is-are correct-

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Q. Consider the following statements about Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, 2006:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

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Solution

The correct option is B
1 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: EIA is notified under Environment (Protection) Act 1986.

Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect: The Draft EIA notification of 2020 and not EIA notification of 2006 has given power to the Central Government to categorize a project as strategic and has exempted all Inland waterways and National Highway Projects from EIA.

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