Organisation : Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
Service Name : Procedure for Conducting Public Hearing
Applicable States/ UTs : Maharashtra
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MPCB Procedure for Conducting Public Hearing
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India has issued amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment notification dated 27/01/1994 as amended on 4-5-1994 vide the notification cited above.
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The Notification No.318 (E) introduces the procedure for conducting the Public hearing in respect of projects requiring Environmental Clearance from the Govt. of India.
The notification No. 319 (E) delegates powers of grant of Environmental clearance to certain categories of power plants to the State Government. Copies of these Notifications have already been circulated.
No administrative, financial and procedural outline has been given in the said Notifications for conducting the Public hearing.
The Board has therefore, laid down the following procedure for conducting the Public hearing as decided in the 118th meeting of the Board held on 20-11-1997.
Steps
1. The Project Proponent will be required to submit 20 sets of documents as prescribed in the Notification at the Sub-Regional office/Regional office of the Maharashtra Pollution control Board for the area wherein the project is proposed to be set up.
This will include the executive summary about the project in English and Local language (Marathi) including the information about the likely pollution- Environmental problems and proposed action for controlling environmental degradation and pollution, copies of the application forms under water Act and Air Act and any other documents which will be useful for considering the case from Environmental angle only.
The application forms prescribed by the Govt. of Maharashtra under Water & Air Act will have to be submitted along with executive summary
2) Chairman or his nominee will carry out the job of compilation of objections received during Public Hearing as well as other materials received by the panel with the assistance of Convener.
The report will be finalised by the Chairman or his nominee and the same will be submitted to the ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India with due comments/observations by the convener.
Duties of the Convener
(i) Send copies of the Executive Summary and other documents for making the same available for public
(a) District Collector’s Office.
(b) District Industries Centre.
(c) Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad,
or
Commissioner of Municipal Corporation,
or
Officer Incharge of Local Body.
(d) MPCB Head Quarter Office, Mumbai.
(e) Environmental Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai.
(f) Regional Office, MPCB.
(g) Sub-Regional Office, MPCB
(ii) Get names and addresses of the senior citizens of the area from the District Collector (not exceeding 3) and inform the same to MPCB.
(iii) Recommend names and addresses of the representatives of Local Body, Municipalities, village Panchayat or Zilla Parishad and inform the same to MPCB (HQ).
(iv) Fix up the date, time and venue of the hearing at District Head Quarters in consultation with the Chairman of the Panel.
(v) Issue Public Notices in two newspapers widely circulated in the area of the project. (A draft format for public notice in English/Marathi is made available to Board officers).
(vi) Make arrangements for public Hearing such as booking of hall, refreshments during the meeting, recording the objections/suggestions presented orally during the Public Hearing etc. He shall maintain a register for this purpose