List and explain the projects which require EIA

List and explain the projects which require EIA.

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1. General projects such as :-
- Major changes in land use.
- Any structure of a scale not in keeping with its surrounding.
- An activity out of character with its surrounding.

2. Urban development including:-
- Designation of new townships.
- Establishment of industrial estates.
- Establishment or expansion of townships in mountain areas, national parks and game reserves
- Shopping centers and complexes.

3. Transportation including :
- All major roads.
- All roads in scenic,wooded or mountainous areas and wetlands.
- Railway lines.
- Airports and airfields.
- Oil and gas pipelines
- Water transport

4. Dams, rivers and water resources including:-
- Storage dams.
- River diversions
- Flood control schemes
- Drilling of ground water resources and geothermal energy.

5. Aerial spraying.

6. Mining, including quarrying and open cast extraction of precious metals, petroleum, gemstones, stones, limestone, etc.

7. Forestry related activities including :
- Timber harvesting
- Clearance of forest areas.
- Reforestation and afforestation.

8. Agriculture including:-
- Large scale agriculture.
- Use of pesticides
- Introduction of new crops and animals.
- Use of fertilizers
- Irrigation

9. Processing and manufacturing industries including :-
- Mineral processing
- Smelting and refining of ores and minerals.
- Cements works and lime processing
- Glass works
- Fertilizer manufacture or processing
- Explosive plants
- Oil refineries and petro-chemical works
- Tanning and dressing of hides and skins
- Meat- processing plants
- Blowing and melting
- Fish- processing plants
- Food processing plants etc.

10. Electrical infrastructure including
- Electricity generation stations
- Electrical transmission lives
- Electrical sub-stations etc

11. Management of hydrocarbons including the storage of natural gas and combustible or explosive fuels.

12. Waste disposal including:
- Sites for hazardous waste disposal.
- Sewage disposal works
- Works involving major atmospheric emission.
- Works emitting offensive odours.
- Sites for solid disposal.

13. Natural conservation areas including
- Creation of national parks, game reserves and buffer zones.
- Establishment of wilderness areas.
- Formulation or modification of forest management policies.
- Policies for the management of ecosystems, especially by use of fire.
- Commercial exploitation of natural fauna and flora
- Introduction of alien species of fauna and flora into ecosystems.

14. Nuclear reactors.

15. Major developments in biotechnology including the introduction and testing of genetically modified organizations.

Kavungya answered the question on April 19, 2019 at 08:52

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