Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

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INTRODUCTION

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a useful tool for assisting environmental management. The effects of a proposed project, plan or program on the environment can be studied through EIA. The purpose of EIA is to identify both beneficial and adverse effects of the purposed developmental project, and ensure that adverse effect can be minimized in project design .EMS is also environmental assessing tool ,both are used to identify impact at early stage in project planning and systematically addressing them throughout the project completion. Human and environmental health is always at risk from different chemicals generated in air water and land. The chemical contaminate the land and cause land degradation and other …show more content…

The main objective of the metro is to link the middle class residential areas with city center and commercial zone (torres, 2008).
The metro bus project delayed from its date and the chance of accident increases, normally if we know that project will extend from its given date extra expenses should be allowed (challal et al, 2012). According to an estimate the accidents in construction site cause financial loss. Every year it cost 10billion USD (khosarvi et al 2014). The area under construction is surrounded by shops, local people and educational institutions. During construction process the people around are under continuous stress of noise and PM pollution mainly. Air and noise pollution affect the population badly and the traffic problem also arises so, the present study aimed at:
• To identify major health problems caused by air and noise pollution at the time of construction process.
• To identify traffic problems that arises at construction site.
• Comparative assessment of health outcomes of exposed and unexposed …show more content…

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