Context: The recent industrial accidents —the gas leak at the LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam and the fire at Oil India Limited’s Baghjan oil well in Assam has resurfaced the criticism of the recent Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) amendments.
Features of EIA:
Shortcomings of the process: (identified by a 2016 report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG))
CAG recommendations and outcomes:
Critique of the Draft EIA Notification:
Conclusion: