15WT53A: Environmental Impact Assessment Water Tech 5th Sem Syllabus for Diploma DTE Karnataka C15 Scheme

Environmental Impact Assessment detail syllabus for Water Technology And Health Science (83), C15 scheme is taken from DTE Karnataka official website and presented for diploma students. The course code (15WT53A), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other water tech 5th sem syllabus for diploma c15 scheme dte karnataka you can visit Water Tech 5th Sem Syllabus for Diploma C15 Scheme DTE Karnataka Subjects. For all other Elective I subjects do refer to Elective I. The detail syllabus for environmental impact assessment is as follows.

Pre-requisites:

Knowledge of basic environmental aspects

Course Objectives:

• To study the importance of EIA
• To know the role of public in EIA studies
• Understand phenomena of impacts in the environment
• Know the impact quantification of various projects on the environment

Course Outcomes:

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Detailed Content:

UNIT I:INTRODUCTION TO EIA 08Hrs

Definition, Evaluation of EIA in INDIA, Rapid and Comprehensive EIA, EIA, EIS, FONSI and NDS. Need for EIA studies, Baseline data, Step-by-step procedure for conducting EIA, Advantages and Limitations of EIA, Hierarchy in EIA, Statutory requirements in EIA, MoEF guidelines in siting Developmental Projects.

UNIT II: OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF EIA 06Hrs

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UNIT III: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN EIA 06Hrs

Elements of Effective Public Participation, Benefits and Procedures, EMP and DMP, Environmental Information System, Environmental Monitoring Systems, Public information network.

UNIT IV:ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES 10Hrs

Value functions, Environmental attributes – Construction project, Industrial project, Developmental projects – Construction and Operational Phase, Mitigation measures – On Air, Water, Land, Ecology and Socio-economic Environment.

UNIT V: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT CASE STUDIES 12Hrs

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UNIT VI: IMPACT QUANTIFICATION 10Hrs

Impact quantification study on – Water resource Developmental projects, Hazardous waste disposal sites, Sanitary land filling, Mining projects, Thermal/Nuclear power plant and Pharmaceutical industries

Text Books:

• Environmental Impact Analysis, Urban & Stacey, Jain R.K.
• Environmental Impact Assessment, Mc Graw Hill Inc, L.W. Canter (1996)
• Environmental Impact Assessment and Management, Daya Publishing house, Hosetti B.B., Kumar A.(2014)

Reference Books:

• Guidelines for EIA of Developmental Projects, MoEF, GOI
• Environmental Quality management, south asian publishers pvt ltd., Bindu N. Lohani

LIST OF SOFTWARE/LEARNING WEBSITES

• download.nos.org/333courseE/24pdf
• www.fao.org/3/a-i2802e.pdf
• www-wds.worldbank.org
• www.euroasiapub.org

Suggested List of Student Activities:

Note: the following activities or similar activities for assessing CIE (IA) for 5 marks (Any one)

1. Visit a near by industry and submit a report on screening process conducted.
2. Visit a construction site and submit a report on the possible constriction phase impacts on different attributes
3. Conduct a survey to a nearby residential complex/apartment and submit a report on green belt facility procedure followed (w.r.t. air and Noise attributes)
4. Visit nearby pollution control board(PCB) and submit a report on procedure followed to conduct public participation
5. Suggest suitable mitigation measures for urban solid waste management problems
6. Suggest suitable mitigation measures for human impact on natural ecosystem
7. Conduct a survey to identify the various attributes getting affected at solid waste disposal point.
8. Discuss the possible attributes affected at a pilgrimage place.

Course Delivery:

• The course will be delivered through lectures and Power point presentations/ Video
• Lecturers can prepare or download PPT’s on different topicsof EIA.

Note to IA verifier:

The following documents to be verified by CIE verifier at the end of semester

1. Blue books( 20 marks)
2. Student suggested activities report for 5 marks
3. Student feedback on course regarding Effectiveness of Delivery of instructions & Assessment Methods.

Model Question Paper:

(CIE)

1. Define EIA, explain the importance of same
2. Brief out the procedure of Screening in EIA procedure
3. Bring out the merits and demerits of ADHOC Procedure OR Explain the OVERLAYS procedure for conducting EIA studies
4. Explain the BEES procedure for conducting EIA studies OR Bring out the criteria for Selection of specific projects in EIA studies

Model Question Paper:

(SEE)

PART-A (Each questions carries 5 marks)

1. Define EIA, explain the importance of same
2. What are the advantages of conducting EIA
3. List out the methodologies adopted for conducting EIA studies
4. Bring out the merits and demerits of CHECKLISTS method
5. Explain the process evaluation techniques for conducting EIA studies
6. What are the objectives of Environmental monitoring systems
7. Name the various environmental attributes affected during the operational phase of a construction project
8. Suggest the various mitigation measures to control the effects on the environmental attributes due to a developmental project.
9. Brief out the effects on ecosystem due to Bhopal gas tragedy

PART-B(Each questions carries 10 marks)

1. With a neat sketch explain the EIA process 06
2. What are the limitations of conducting EIA studies 04
1. Describe the procedure to be followed in conducting Public Participation program for an EIA study 06
2. Distinguish between EMP and DMP
4. Explain the various environmental attributes affected during the operational phase of a Industrial project 10
5. Suggest the various mitigation measures to control the effects on the environmental attributes due to a Industrial project 10
6. Brief out the case study of urbanization impact due to urban solid waste management with reference to Hyderabad City
7. Explain the mitigation measures taken to reduce human impact on Himalayan ecosystem
8. Discuss the mitigation measures taken to prevent irrigational impact due to UTP at Shimoga
9. Brief out the streams upon which impact quantification studies are carried out
10. Briefly quantify impacts due to hazardous waste disposal sites
11. Briefly quantify impacts due to nuclear power plant

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