Structure of EIA Reports

Why EIA?
 Assessment of impacts of developmental Activities.
 Evaluate adverse or beneficial effects of project.
 Examine alternatives
 Recommendations for Minimizing, mitigating and or
compensating adverse effects/impacts.
 Inform Public
 Cost Benefit Analysis.
 EIA Report- Structure
1. Introduction

2.Project Description

3. Description of the Environmen

nt

4. Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation measures

5. Analysis of Alternatives (Technology

ology and Site )

6. Environmental Monitoring Programm

amme
EIA Report- Structure
7.Additional Studies

8. Project Benefits

9. Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis

10. Environmental Manageme

ent Plan

11. Summary & Conclusion

12. Disclosure of Consultants Engaged

General
1. Contents of Cover page ( project name, capacity,
category, pp’s name; consultants name, Nabet
approval number; Lab used, NBL/MoEF approval;
monitoring period and Month in which EIA submitted
for PH).
2. Contents of 2nd page ( letter from PP to EAC/SEAC
owing the contents of EIA)
3.. Contents of third Page ( Signatures of EC/FAEs as
per NABET format)
4.. Annexures ( Volume 2) to keep EIA brief ???
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction

1. Purpose of the report

2. Identification of project & project proponent

3. Brief description of nature, size, location of the project

and its importance to the country, region

4. Scope of the study – details of regulatory scoping

carried out (As per Terms of Reference)
 CHAPTER 2- Project Description
Details should be provided to give clear picture of the
following:

1.0 Type of project and capacity

2.0 Need for the project
3.0 Location (maps showing general location, specific
location, project boundary & project site layout,
longitude and latitude)
4.0 Size or magnitude of operation (incl. Associated
activities required by or for the project)
5.0 Proposed schedule for approval and
implementation
 CHAPTER 2 – Project Description
6.0 Technology and process description
7.0 Project description. Including drawings showing
project layout, components of project etc.
8.0 Schematic representations of the feasibility drawings
which give information important for EIA purpose
9.0 Description of the aspects of the project likely to
cause environmental impact
10. Mitigation measures incorporated into the project to
meet environmental standards, environmental
operating conditions, or other EIA requirements (as
required by the scope)
11.0 Assessment of New & untested technology for the
risk of technological failure
CHAPTER 3- Description of the
Environment
1. Study area, period, components & methodology
2. Establishment of baseline for valued environmental
components, as identified in the scope in
Chapter II
3. Base maps of all environmental components with
interpretation with regard to legislation, local
environmental and societal concerns.
Why is the Site visit necessary?
 Site familiarity by the EIA team is a must to understand
project specific ground realities which is a prerequisite
to preparing a quality EIA report.

 The organization must have a written down protocol for

site visit by the EIA team prior to starting the work.

 Ideally the EIA coordinator and all FAEs, AFAEs and

team members connected with the EIA should visit the
site.
 Why is the Site visit necessary?
 The initial visit may be by the EC and concerned FAEs to
assess the quantum of work involved and framing the
TOR.

 The initial visit is to be followed by subsequent visits by

EIA team for collecting/supervising the base line studies
including for EB and SE and quality assurance for the
same.

 The protocol should define the aspects to be seen and

noted by the team
CHAPTER 4- Anticipated
Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures
1. Details of Investigated Environmental impacts due to
project location, possible accidents, project design,
project construction, regular operations, final
decommissioning or rehabilitation of a completed project
2. Measures for minimizing and / or offsetting adverse
impacts identified
3. Irreversible and Irretrievable commitments of
environmental components
4. Assessment of significance of impacts (Criteria for
determining significance, Assigning significance)
5. Mitigation measures
 CHAPTER 5- Analysis of Alternatives
(Technology & Site)
In case, the scoping exercise results in need for
alternatives:
• Description of each alternative
• Summary of adverse impacts of each alternative
• Mitigation measures proposed for each
alternative and
• Selection of alternative
 CHAPTER 6- Environmental Monitoring
Program

Technical aspects of monitoring the effectiveness of

mitigation measures
1. Measurement methodologies,
2. Frequency, location, data analysis, reporting
schedules, emergency procedures,
3. Detailed budget & procurement schedules.
Chapter 7- Additional Studies

•Public Consultation
• Risk assessment
• Social Impact Assessment. R&R Action
Plans
• Bio diversity Conservation plan,
. Watershed Management, etc.
Chapter 8- Project Benefits

• Improvements in the physical infrastructure

• Improvements in the social infrastructure
• Employment potential –skilled;
skilled; semi-skilled
semi and
unskilled
• Other tangible benefits
Chapter 9- Environmental cost Benefit
analysis

If recommended at the Scoping stage

This includes;
- Environmental value enhancement
( biodiversity, crop productivity, eco tourism etc)
Chapter 10- EMP
Description of the administrative aspects of ensuring
that mitigation measures suggested in Chapter 4 are
implemented and their effectiveness is monitored, after
approval of the EIA.

This should include specific Target, Time Frame for

completion, resources required and specific
responsibility.
(Typical Format for EMP)
Chapter 11- Summary

Summary & Conclusion (This will constitute the

summary of the EIA Report ;
• Overall justification for implementation of the
project.
• Explanation of how, adverse effects have
been
mitigated
Summary of EIA Report
The Summary EIA shall be a summary of the full EIA Report
condensed to maximum ten A-4 4 size pages at the maximum. It
should necessarily cover in brief the following Chapters of the
full EIA Report: -
1. Project Description
2. Description of the Environment
3. Anticipated Environmental impacts and mitigation
measures
4. Environmental Monitoring Program
5. Additional Studies
6. Project Benefits
7. Environment Management Plan
Chapter 12- Disclosure of Consultant

The names of the Consultants engaged with their

brief resume and nature of Consultancy rendered.
THANKS