| I. The guideline is that if any project falls within 5km from an inter-State boundary or within a notified national park or a sanctuary has to be considered a category 'A' project. |
| II. The Tribunal found that the Mathiketan Shola |
| National Park was just about 4.9 km from the proposed project site making it a category 'A' project. |
| III. For category 'B' project, an Environmental Impact Assessment is necessary. |
A) I and III
B) II and I
C) III and II
D) I, II and III
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Under the guidelines laid down by the Environmental Ministry, any project that falls within 5km from an inter-State boundary or within a notified national park or a sanctuary has to be considered a Category 'A' project that involves a number of processes before an EC is granted. In this case, the MoEF had called it a Category 'B' project, for which an Environmental Impact Assessment is not necessary. The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has suspended the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) that was to come up in Theni.
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