List of projects for which EIA may be required

B.1 Agriculture/aquaculture schemes

B.2 Drainage and irrigation

1. large-scale irrigation or drainage schemes
2. drainage of wetland or wildlife habitat

B.4 Industry

1. large-scale industrial plants
2. industries involving the use, manufacture, handling, storage, transport or disposal of hazardous or toxic materials
3. breweries
4. tanneries
5. agro-industries
6. pulp and paper mills
7. lime plants
8. cement plants
9. smelters other than iron and steel
10. iron and steel smelters
11. petrochemical plants
12. chemical plants

1. industrial estates
2. major roads and highways
3. major railway lines
4. ports, harbours and lake structures
5. airports and airport facilities

1. reclamation and new land development
2. refugee and resettlement schemes
3. housing developments (large-scale)
4. darns and man-made lakes
5. urbanisation

1. mineral prospecting
2. mineral mining
3. ore processing and concentrating
4. quarrying
5. brick-making

1. thermal power stations
2. hydropower schemes
3. high voltage transmission lines
4. major oil and gas pipelines
5. biomass burning

1. major resort facilities and hotels
2. marinas
3. safari lodges and operations

1. municipal sewage: waste treatment plants, out-falls into aquatic systems, effluent water irrigation schemes
2. municipal solid waste: landfill and incineration facilities, composting and recycling plants.
3. toxic and hazardous waste: incineration plants, recovery plants (off-site), waste water treatment plants (off-site), landfill facilities, storage facilities (offsite)

1. ground water development for industrial, agricultural or urban water supply
2. water withdrawals from rivers, lakes or reservoirs
3. major water pipelines and canals
4. cross-drainage water transfers

1. Forest Reserves, Game Reserves.
2. National Parks
3. Monuments and declared historical sites

1. Cemeteries
2. Ancestral shrines