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#THREAD: Let's explore the #Karnataka High Court’s direction of 'wide publicity' of the draft EIA 2020 & MoEFCC's misleading claims in its 'statement of objections' 1/9
#India #EIA2020
#India #EIA2020
July 16th:
The union environment ministry made a significantly misleading claim in a statement it filed in the Karnataka High Court to show that it had ensured “wide publicity” for the proposed new law for environment clearance 2/9
#India #EIA2020 #EIA2020draft
The union environment ministry made a significantly misleading claim in a statement it filed in the Karnataka High Court to show that it had ensured “wide publicity” for the proposed new law for environment clearance 2/9
#India #EIA2020 #EIA2020draft
In a written statement to the court, the environment ministry mentioned its past communication with state governments and state-level green agencies about an older version of the proposed EIA law 2020 to claim that it gave the latest draft 'wide publicity'. 3/9
#India #EIA2020
#India #EIA2020
2 weeks earlier-Delhi HC had ordered the Ministry 2 translate the draft of the controversial new law into India’s 22Local languages 4 wider public consultation. Not only did @moefcc refrain from doing so, it also didn't consider translating the Draft1 of its responsibilities.4/9
(Btw some wonderful volunteers did all the translating as reported by @VaishaliRawat https://twitter.com/vaishalirawat/status/1288088774153388033?s=21
Access all translations here:
http://conservationindia.org/campaigns/eia ) https://twitter.com/vaishalirawat/status/1288088774153388033
Access all translations here:
http://conservationindia.org/campaigns/eia ) https://twitter.com/vaishalirawat/status/1288088774153388033
Moving on
July 22-the @moefcc filed a “statement of objections” claiming that a draft of the Environmental ImpactAssessment notification was already shared with state governments and state-level bodies responsible for implementing env regulation almost a year ago.5/9
July 22-the @moefcc filed a “statement of objections” claiming that a draft of the Environmental ImpactAssessment notification was already shared with state governments and state-level bodies responsible for implementing env regulation almost a year ago.5/9
A Zero Draft of the said Notification on the name of Draft EIA 2019 was sent to all State Govts; State Level EIA Authorities and State/UT Pollution Control Committees on 15th April 2019, almost one year ago,” the environment ministry told the court in its written submission.6/9
Careful scrutiny of the Zero Draft (2019 draft) – shows that not only are these two drafts significantly different, BUT the 2020 version of the proposed law is worse for environmental protection than the 2019 version, which consequentially dilutes the current law.7/9
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July 23 - Karnataka HC said that it didnt agree with @moefcc’s written statement that it neednt translate the draft notification into regional languages. The HC warned in its July 16 order that it may stay the law till wide consultation is conducted. 8/9
July 23 - Karnataka HC said that it didnt agree with @moefcc’s written statement that it neednt translate the draft notification into regional languages. The HC warned in its July 16 order that it may stay the law till wide consultation is conducted. 8/9
On July 23, the court has stated that it will consider United Conservation Movement’s request to stay the notification at its next hearing on August 5. 9/9
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#india #EIAdraft2020
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#india #EIAdraft2020
Bonus: @moefcc’s reluctance to translate the draft in 22 regional languages keeps a major part of the Indian population in the dark & this has a significant impact on public consultation + jeopardises the chances of drafting a better law
http://tiny.cc/bmtksz #WithdrawEIA2020
http://tiny.cc/bmtksz #WithdrawEIA2020
#India , The last date to send your comments, suggestions and objections still stands at August 11. Please write to the @moefcc to #WithdrawEIA2020.
This thread has been excerpted from @DeshmaneAkshay’s revealing piece for @HuffPostIndia. Read it here: http://tiny.cc/bmtksz
This thread has been excerpted from @DeshmaneAkshay’s revealing piece for @HuffPostIndia. Read it here: http://tiny.cc/bmtksz
