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Environment ministry seeks to curb shoddy EIA reports
Issue Date: Oct 29, 2011
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has issued an order which aims to prevent project developers from furnishing shoddy environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports. The order makes project developers directly responsible for the content and data they submit in the EIA reports, which are mandatory for obtaining environmental clearances for projects.
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