R22B Tech CivilEngineeringCourseStructureSyllabus
R22B Tech CivilEngineeringCourseStructureSyllabus
UNIT- I
Introduction: The Need for EIA, Indian Policies Requiring EIA, The EIA Cycle and Procedures,
Screening, Scoping, Baseline Data, Impact Prediction, Assessment of Alternatives, Delineation of
Mitigation Measure and EIA Report, Public Hearing, Decision Making, Monitoring the Clearance
Conditions, Components of EIA, Roles in the EIA Process. Government of India Ministry of Environment
and Forest Notification (2000), List of projects requiring Environmental clearance, Application form,
Composition of Expert Committee, Ecological sensitive places, International agreements.
UNIT- II
EIA Methodologies: Environmental attributes-Criteria for the selection of EIA methodology, impact
identification, impact measurement, impact interpretation & Evaluation, impact communication,
Methods-Adhoc methods, Checklists methods, Matrices methods, Networks methods, Overlays
methods. EIA review- Baseline Conditions -Construction Stage Impacts, post project impacts.
UNIT- III
Environmental Management Plan: EMP preparation, Monitoring Environmental Management Plan,
Identification of Significant or Unacceptable Impacts Requiring Mitigation, Mitigation Plans and Relief &
Rehabilitation, Stipulating the conditions, Monitoring Methods, Pre- Appraisal and Appraisal.
UNIT- IV
Environmental Legislation and Life cycle Assessment: Environmental laws and protection acts,
Constitutional provisions-powers and functions of Central and State government, The Environment
(Protection) Act 1986, The Water Act 1974, The Air act 1981, Wild Life act 1972, Guidelines for control
of noise, loss of biodiversity, solid and Hazardous waste management rules.
Life cycle assessment: Life cycle analysis, Methodology, Management, Flow of materials-cost criteria-
case studies.
UNIT- V
Case Studies: Preparation of EIA for developmental projects-Factors to be considered in making
assessment decisions, Water Resources Project, Pharmaceutical industry, thermal plant, nuclear fuel
complex, Highway project, Sewage treatment plant, Municipal Solid waste processing plant, Air ports.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Anjaneyulu. Y and Manickam. V., Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies, B. S.
Publications, Hyderabad, 2007
2. Barthwal, R. R., Environmental Impact Assessment, New Age International Publishers 2002
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Jain, R.K., Urban, L.V., Stracy, G.S., Environmental Impact Analysis, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Co., New York, 1991.
2. Rau, J.G. and Wooten, D.C., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill Pub. Co., New
York, 1996.
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