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The Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006 defines the “Public Consultation” as “the process by which the concerns of local affected persons and others who have plausible stake in the environmental impacts of the project or activity are ascertained with a view to taking into account all the material concerns in the project or activity design as appropriate.”
The operative word being ‘local affected persons’ and others who have ‘plausible stake’. In effect it means that the public hearings are not
MoEF DEFINITION
The Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006 defines the “Public Consultation” as “the process by which the concerns of local affected persons and others who have plausible stake in the environmental impacts of the project or activity are ascertained with a view to taking into account all the material concerns in the project or activity design as appropriate.
The operative word being ‘local affected persons’ and others who have ‘plausible stake’. In effect it means that the public hearings are not just for the local affected persons but can also be attended by persons from ‘outside’ provided they have a ‘plausible stake’ in the operationalization of the project.
