• WHAT IS PUBLIC HEARING?

            State  Pollution Control Board will issue notification about the project mentioning about the:

            # Project
            # Proposed project area
            # Date
            # Time and
            # Venue for the public hearing
 

• Panel

    A panel consisting of the following representative will conduct the public hearing:

            a) Representative of State Pollution Control Board.
            b) District Collector or his nominee.
            c) Representative of State Govt. dealing with the subject.
            d) Representative of Development of Environment of the State Govt.
            e) Not more than three representatives of local bodies such as Municipality or Panchayet close to project area.
            f) Not more than three senior citizens of the area nominated by the District Collector.
            g) Project proposer.

• Executive Summary

            The project proponent will prepare twenty copies each of the executive summary of the project both in local language and English and submit to concerned State Polluton Control Board with NOC application.
 

INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• The executive summary of project will summarise the project mentioning the
• Socio-economic benefit from the project
• Environmental impact of the project
• Mitigation measures proposed to minimise the negative environmental impact, if any.

  PUBLIC ACESS TO THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

          The executive summary of the project subjected to public hearing will be made available in the following offices for public scrutiny :
           I.   District Collector's office
           II.  District Industry Centres
           III. In The office of the Chief Executive Officer of Zila Parishad or Commissioner of Municipal Corporation / Local body as the case may be.
           IV. In the head office of the concerned State Pollution Control Board and its concerned regional office.
           V. In the Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal.
 

• WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ?
• • Any person who is likely to be affected by the project.
  • Any person who owns or has control over the project with respect to which application has been submitted for environment clearance.
  • Any association of persons whether incorporated or not likely to be affected by the project and / or functioning in the field of environment.

• SCOPE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING

Besides environemntal issues in respect of water, air nand soil pollution, hazardous wastesn, threat of environment accidents from use of hazardous chemicals etc., issues related to displacement / eviction of persons / families and their rehabilitation programme can be raised in the public hearing.
 

• WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING?

The detailed minutes of the public hearing as recorded by State Pollution Control Board and approved by the panel along with 'No Objection Certificate' from State Pollution Control Board, if warranted, are sent to Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India for their consideration for obtaining environmental clearance for the project.
 

• WHAT THE PROJECT PROPONENT TO DO?

After obtaining NOC for the project from Pollution Control Board the proponent will apply to MoEF, New Delhi in proper format with necessary documents for obtaining environmental clearance.
 

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