Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Sustainable Collection and Extraction of Sand, Gravel, Boulders from Mahakali River

Project duration: May 2023 – Ongoing

The main objective of EIA is to identify possible physical, biological, socio-economic and socio-cultural impacts due to the proposal and to propose mitigation measures. Specific objectives are to:

  1. Review existing governmental policies in the context of sand, gravel, boulder collection, extraction and environmental and socio-economic impacts and their management,
  2. Explore and analyze existing conditions of the proposal area before and after the commencement of the proposal,
  3. Identify existing and possible impacts likely to emerge due to the proposal,
  4. Design Environmental Management Plan (evaluation and monitoring, enhancement or mitigation measures) under the broad national framework