proposed integrated complex for delhi judicial academy

Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (REIA) Study for Proposed Integrated Complex for Delhi Judicial Academy,
National Law School, and National Institute for Mediation & Conciliation at Dwarka, New Delhi
Keeping above issues under considerations, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study is
conducted which incorporates into development and planning process, a plan for environmental
protection and conservation. The procedure identifies the possible positive and negative impacts on
the environment likely to emanate as a result of construction and operation of a project. The EIA
thus, provides for a plan which, upon implementation, will reduce or offset the negative impacts of
a project resulting in a minimum level of environmental degradation. This minimization may be a
result of implementation of a project modifications or environmental protection measures which
simply reduces the severity or number or magnitude of negative impacts. The plan may also result
in utilization of positive impacts for enhancement measures which offset negative impacts.
To measure the level of plan implementation and the degree of effectiveness of the above
environmental protection provisions, the EIA provides a monitoring programme. This programme
is so designed that it identifies the parameters of uncertainty and measures the related impacts.
It is necessary that there is close integration of EIA with various aspects of a project including
financial and engineering aspects which ensures environmental consideration are given due weight
in project selection, siting design and operation.
Analysis of past experiences indicate that it is necessary to examine a number of problem areas in
order to ensure that environmental concerns can be effectively integrated in the development
process. Similar approach has been adopted while conducting the REIA study for the proposed
integrated Judicial Academy complex.
1.6 Stages in the REIA Study
The purpose of this section is to enumerate the methodology for Rapid Environmental Impact
Assessment (REIA) which has been followed for this study. Any activity involving construction
and operation is expected to cause impacts on surrounding environment. The impacts may be
adverse or beneficial, short term or long term, and reversible or irreversible. In order to assess the
significance of impacts, various steps that are used in conducting an REIA within core and buffer
zone around the proposed project construction site are divided into the following phases:
• Identification of significant environmental parameters and assessing the existing status within
the impact zone with respect to air, water, noise, land, biological, and socioeconomic
components of environment.
• Study of various activities of the proposed project components to identify the areas leading to
impact/change in environmental quality.
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