Leather/Skin/Hide Processing Industry - Environmental Clearance

Operational Aspects of EIA4.6.2 Hierarchy of elements of mitigation planFigure 4-4: Elements of Mitigation PlanGood EIA practice requires a relevant technical understanding of issues and measures thatwork in the circumstances: The priority of selection of mitigation measures should be inthe order:Step one: impact avoidanceThis step is most effective when applied at an early stage of project planning. It can beachieved by:not undertaking certain projects or elements that could result in adverse impactsavoiding areas that are environmentally sensitive; andputting in place the preventative measures to stop adverse impacts from occurring, forexample, release of water from a reservoir to maintain a fisheries regime.Step two: impact minimizationThis step is usually taken during impact identification and prediction to limit or reducethe degree, extent, magnitude, or duration of adverse impacts. It can be achieved by:scaling down or relocating the proposalredesigning elements of the project andtaking supplementary measures to manage the impactsStep three: impact compensationThis step is usually applied to remedy unavoidable residual adverse impacts. It can beachieved by:rehabilitation of the affected site or environment, for example, by habitatenhancement and restocking fishrestoration of the affected site or environment to its previous state or better, astypically required for mine sites, forestry roads and seismic lines andreplacement of the same resource values at another location. For example, by wetlandengineering to provide an equivalent area to that lost to drainage or infillTGM for Tanneries August 20104-30