INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, August 9
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has extended the period of powers it earlier delegated to the
district development committees till mid-January 2020, with regard to approval of Initial Environmental Examination.
A decision to this
effect was made on Sunday
With this decision, the power to approve the terms of reference and report of IEE related to extraction and collection of river products
will remain with the DDCs in accordance with the Environment Protection Act and Rules.
According to the circular issued by Environment and
Disaster Management Section of the MoFAGA yesterday, the concerned local levels shall be proponent of IEE regarding collection and
extraction of river products for development activities
The IEE to be conducted by the local levels will be approved by the DDCs on the recommendation of a district-level IEE Review Committee led
by chiefs of district coordination committee offices
The committee will discuss the IEE reports before recommending them to the DDCs for approval, the circular stated.
The IEE report needs to
include details with the site map, quantity, duration, equipment and method for collection or extraction of river products
The committee may issue necessary directions to the concerned local level, or extractor or collector regarding terms and conditions of the
environmental study report and procedures and rules related to extraction of products
It may also issue directions regarding revenue leakage and smuggling, road safety and pollution control, market price, control of river and
mining products, and standards to be followed by crusher industries.
If the directives are not followed, the committee may restrict rule
violators from extracting, collecting or exporting river products.
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