Socio-economic Consideration in Project Formulation

Type of Impacts and their Consideration

Biological and Physio-chemical Impacts: vegetation, wildlife, crops, and aquatic life, soil erosion Social Impact : social and economical condition , agricultural production , water-logging , employment rates and patterns, prices of local goods and services, and taxation effects,

demographic impacts - Displacement and relocation effects; and changes in population characteristics,

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cultural impacts - traditional patterns of life and work, family structures and authority, religious and tribal factors, archaeological features, social networks and community cohesion, institutional impacts - including demands on the government and social service, NGOs housing, schools, criminal justice, health, welfare and recreation, and gender impacts - the implications of development projects on the roles of women in society, incomegenerating opportunities, access to resources, employment opportunities and equity. sociocultural parameters: quality of life, social organisation and structures, Health Impact : environmental degradation, baseline data , time scale , synergistic effects Economic Impact : workforce requirement and the income, materials and other inputs for the project, and

The concerns are:

Surface water quality Air quality Seismology/geology Erosion Land quality Fisheries Forests Terrestrial wildlife Noise Aesthetics Archaeological/historical significance Public health