Category 'B'

Category ‘B’

General Conditions

All projects or activities included in as Category ‘B’ in the Schedule, including expansion and modernization of existing projects or activities, or change in product mix (but those which fulfill the General Conditions stipulated) as specified in the Schedule, will require prior environmental clearance from the State/Union Territory Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), on the recommendations of a State (or Union territory) level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) to be constituted by the Central Government (in consultation with the concerned State Government or Union territory Administration). In the absence of a duly constituted SEIAA or SEAC, a Category ‘B’ project shall be treated as a Category ‘A’ project.

General Condition (GC):
Any project or activity specified in Category ‘B’ will be treated as Category A, if located in whole or in part within 10 km from the boundary of:
(i) Protected Areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
(ii) Critically Polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollution Control Board from time to time
(iii) Notified Eco-sensitive area
(iv) inter-State boundaries and international boundaries.

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