13.Environmental legislation: compliance in development activities |
Ramesh Sharma |
Unplanned development activities have caused significant environmental damages which are definitely irreparable also. Carrying capability of the environment is limited and some areas and ecosystems are more liable to the unfavorable environmental impacts than others. This necessitates the strict compliance of the environmental legislation during construction and operational phases of housing and commercial projects. A planned approach is needed considering a flawless management of the natural resources specifically the land, ground water and minerals. I intend to present a brief of my research carried out in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh states analyzing the enforcement and compliance/monitoring of the environmental legislations and their provisions as applicable:- *To the residential and commercial buildings and construction projects (real estate projects and automobile sector of these two states). *Abstraction of ground water for various uses (domestic and commercial purposes.) *Flaws in implementation and monitoring of environmental legislation in real estate projects and automobile segments. The research conducted on the basis of the documents obtained under RTI act and thereafter approach to the various central and state government departments along with the publication of the News pertaining to it in my publications as well local Newspapers. |