- Over the past few years, the #government has proposed to #amend several #environmental #laws and create entirely #new ones.
- The government has also proposed very large #industrial and #developmental projects which would effectively ruin the environment of the areas. [1/10]
- The government has also proposed very large #industrial and #developmental projects which would effectively ruin the environment of the areas. [1/10]
#KenBetwa #River Linking #Project
This project would drown almost the entirety of the #PannaNationalPark, a richly biodiverse national park, hosting tigers, leopards, and even critically-endangered #vultures.
Read more about the project at 'The Vanishing' by @prernabindra [2/10]
This project would drown almost the entirety of the #PannaNationalPark, a richly biodiverse national park, hosting tigers, leopards, and even critically-endangered #vultures.
Read more about the project at 'The Vanishing' by @prernabindra [2/10]
2018-19: #Holistic Development of #Islands
- The #NITIAayog published a series of documents, laying out a plan to 'develop' the Indian Islands into tourist hubs.
- These documents ignored the #people and #ecology of the islands completely.
Read more:
- The #NITIAayog published a series of documents, laying out a plan to 'develop' the Indian Islands into tourist hubs.
- These documents ignored the #people and #ecology of the islands completely.
Read more:
https://twitter.com/PeriVibhav/status/1393604365345181696[3/10]
Late 2019 onwards: #Redevelopment of #CentralVista
- Over 4,000 #trees to be #uprooted
- EIA report says #environmental impacts are 'negligible'
- #Visuals show lawns of #Rajpath stripped bare
- #Relocation of trees doesn't work well- read more at
- Over 4,000 #trees to be #uprooted
- EIA report says #environmental impacts are 'negligible'
- #Visuals show lawns of #Rajpath stripped bare
- #Relocation of trees doesn't work well- read more at
https://twitter.com/PeriVibhav/status/1390308815644422144[4/10]
March 2020: #Draft #EIA #Notification, 2020
- The EIA 2020 weakened the existing #regulations and #guidelines of the existing EIA.
- It allowed several #projects to go ahead without prior #clearance or #public #hearing, and weakened #punishment for #violators. [5/10]
- The EIA 2020 weakened the existing #regulations and #guidelines of the existing EIA.
- It allowed several #projects to go ahead without prior #clearance or #public #hearing, and weakened #punishment for #violators. [5/10]
The #MoEFCC's response to #criticism
- Discarded criticism from experts as #baseless.
- Provided no #justifications or reasons for the #contentious clauses.
- Blocked 3 petitioning websites citing an #antiterror law.
- Did not #translate the Draft into regional #languages. [6/10]
- Discarded criticism from experts as #baseless.
- Provided no #justifications or reasons for the #contentious clauses.
- Blocked 3 petitioning websites citing an #antiterror law.
- Did not #translate the Draft into regional #languages. [6/10]
Early 2021: Tourism Plans for Little Andaman, Great Nicobar
The #NITIAayog created documents regarding megacity and tourism plans for these Islands. They ignored the #wildlife, #corals, and the #tribes living on these islands. Read more at @pankajsekh's account. [7/10]
The #NITIAayog created documents regarding megacity and tourism plans for these Islands. They ignored the #wildlife, #corals, and the #tribes living on these islands. Read more at @pankajsekh's account. [7/10]
March 2021: #Single law to replace #Air, #Water and #Environment Acts
- The #MoEFCC had been making such an 'environmental management act' since 2014, but it was #secretive, says @kanchikohli
- She says that the new law discards a #cautionary approach to the #environment. [8/10]
- The #MoEFCC had been making such an 'environmental management act' since 2014, but it was #secretive, says @kanchikohli
- She says that the new law discards a #cautionary approach to the #environment. [8/10]
March 2021: MoEF Reduces State's Role in Forest Matters
A notice was sent to states, to not impose #conservationregulations on any infrastructure projects in forests.
This came after #Odisha sought to enact site specific regulations, a move that was welcomed by ecologists. [9/10]
A notice was sent to states, to not impose #conservationregulations on any infrastructure projects in forests.
This came after #Odisha sought to enact site specific regulations, a move that was welcomed by ecologists. [9/10]
June-July 2021 #Indian #Forest #Act to be #amended.
@kanchikohli, an #environmental policy researcher at @CPR_India told @htTweets that a "hard #legalistic #framework or #justification for #IFA’s amendment is neither #desirable nor will it be able to administer #justice" [10/10]
@kanchikohli, an #environmental policy researcher at @CPR_India told @htTweets that a "hard #legalistic #framework or #justification for #IFA’s amendment is neither #desirable nor will it be able to administer #justice" [10/10]
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