Environmental Impact Assessment
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The official GTU curriculum for Environmental Impact Assessment (subject code DI05013021) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 38 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI05013021)Unit 1 Concepts of
- Environmental Impact Assessment 1.1 Historical development and evolution of EIA in India 1.2 Definition
- need, and scope of EIA, Evolution of EIA (Global and Indian context)
- Objectives and benefits of EIA 1.3 International and national laws
- regulations, and guidelines for EIA 1.4 Environmental legislations in India 1.5 EIA Notification 2006
Unit 2 Environmental
- clearance process in India 2.1 Screening
- Impact analysis
- Decision making
- Post monitoring 2.2 Category of projects 2.3 Generic structure of EIA report 2.4 Terms of Reference (ToR) 2.5 Types of EIA: strategic
- project level- Rapid EIA and Comprehensive EIA- Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
- SEA(Strategic Environment Assessment) 2.6 Difference between EIA and SEA 2.7 Comparative review of EIA procedures and practices in Developed countries
- Developing countries and India
Unit 3 EIA Methods,
- Tools and Techniques 3.1 Ad-hoc method
- maps and overlays
- check lists
- cause condition impacts
- Environmental Base map 3.2 Environmental Impact: Types of impacts-Direct and indirect
- Short-term and long-term
- Reversible and irreversible
- Cumulative impacts 3.3 Impact identification tools:Checklist method
- Matrix method (Leopold Matrix)
- Network method
- Overlay method 3.4 Impact Prediction techniques: Air dispersion modelling (basic concept)
- Noise prediction models
- Water quality modelling (basic mass balance concept) 3.5 Impact Evaluation and Mitigation-Prediction and assessment of the impact on water (surface water and groundwater), air, and noise environment- assessment of ecological impacts and Socio economic Impacts. 3.6 Procedure For EIA Clearance: EIA review and Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Environmental Engineering Subject Code : DI05013021 Subject Name : Environmental Impact Assessment screening
- state level screening
- clearance from DOE and MOEF. 3.7 Environmental Management Plan (EMP): Goal and purpose- Importance of EMP- Content of an EMP
Unit 4 Application of
- Remote sensing and GIS for EIA 4.1 Concept of Environmental remote sensing 4.2 Basic principles of remote sensing 4.3 Application of RS in EIA of Linear projects/coastal zone studies/ Landuse Landcover studies 4.4 GIS concepts and techniques 4.5 GIS in screening
- scoping and baseline studies
- Impact prediction and mitigation
Unit 5 Sectoral EIA
- and Case Studies 5.1 Mining Projects: Land degradation
- Groundwater contamination
- Mine closure plan 5.2 Highway and Infrastructure Projects: Air and noise impacts
- Wildlife disturbance
- Compensatory afforestation 5.3 Thermal Power Plants: Air pollution (SO₂, NOx, PM)
- Fly ash management
- Cooling water impacts 5.4 Wastewater Treatment Plants: Odour issues
- Sludge disposal
- Land use planning
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