The new EIA notification, once finalised, will drastically water down norms for environment impact assessments,… 1. Sajeev, a forest-entomologist, and Alex C.J., a landscape ecologist – both at the Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi – presented a study that According to the duo, shockwaves from blasting rocks could have gradually weakened other rocks that then increased the risk of slides. The IMD predicted 96 per cent rainfall of the LPA, while Skymet's forecast was 93 per cent, both giving an error margin of 5 per cent.The IMD said the country recorded 110 per cent rainfall of the LPA this year, similar to the LPA recorded in 1994. Since the time India formally adopted the EIA in 1994, it has been a thorn in the flesh of both industry and env… Today is the last day for public comments on the new draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020.… Sperm tail’s whip-like movement is capable of beating over than 20 swimming-strokes in less than one second. After 1994 (110 per cent of Long Period Average), rainfall received in 2019 (110 per cent of LPA) is the highest season rainfall received by the country as a whole. Copyright © e-Eighteen.com Ltd. All rights reserved. The report was submitted to the Government of India on August 31, 2011.In 2011, WGEEP had designated this part of Kerala a region of highest ecological sensitivity, or ecologically sensitive zone 1 (ESZ1). “I understand that a big rock overtopping the tea plantations had slipped down over the settlements of Tamil dalit labourers, leading to this horrifying tragedy,” he recalled.“The extent of intact natural vegetation is the third component for assignment of ESZ1. 8.
A deeper dive, including some legal aspects, that concludes the new notification "is a move towards seeking inve… 2. The deficiency in June was 33 per cent. “High rainfall and steep slopes render localities susceptible to … “In Kerala, rainfall increases steeply with elevation,” Gadgil said. Similarly, the rainfall recorded in September (152 per cent of the LPA) was second highest after 1917 (165 per cent of the LPA).
India monsoon Southwest monsoon retreats on happy note, India records highest rainfall in 25 years. "The draft Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 2020 has inverted the logic of ‘precautionary principle’… 5. “The change in rainfall patterns – from raining in June and July to [also raining in] August has been noticeable in the past two years,” he told But the climate alone isn’t to blame. PTI “In Kerala, rainfall increases steeply with elevation,” Gadgil said. Between June and September 2019, rainfall was 110% of its "long-period average" (LPA) of 880 mm, the national average of monsoon rains received in the 50 years leading to 2010.. The highest cumulative rainfall during August-September (130 per cent) has been recorded in 2019 after 1983 (142 per cent)," the IMD said.Most states have witnessed flood this year, leading to large scale destruction and loss of lives.In a worrying trend, 18 of the last 19 monsoon seasons have recorded rainfall less than the Long Period Average, the IMD said. “High rainfall and steep slopes render localities susceptible to landslides, so ESZ1 areas are susceptible to landslides.”“We strongly recommended avoiding … the construction of buildings and roads, quarrying or mining, replacement of natural vegetation by plantations or levelling of the land using heavy machinery. The highest cumulative rainfall during August-September (130 per cent) has been recorded in 2019 after 1983 (142 per cent)," the IMD said. It lies on the Periyar River and borders of Idukki and Ernakulam districts. The new notification exempts a list of projects from prior requirements, notably renewable energy projects, sola… 6. Kerala districts with highest-recorded 24-hour rainfall as on Sunday morning. However, the next three months received more rainfall than normal.Of the four-month monsoon season, August recorded 115 per cent rainfall of the LPA, first time since 1996 (119 per cent). The don’ts in particular included not licensing sand and rock mining activities in ESZ1 zones and demanded that all mining must cease by 2016.
Landslides are under check in areas with intact natural vegetation because the roots bind the soil,” according to Gadgil.There’s also the matter of vapour condensing when there is an updraft. The water-level in November is the highest …
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These include highway construction that destroys what tree cover remains and activities for the Vasco Da Gama Coal Port in Goa, the Tadadi Coal Port in Karnataka and the Vizhinjam Coal Port in Kerala.A.V.
“Elsewhere, air may rise if the ground below is locally heated. The 2019 monsoon also saw 560 “extreme rainfall … Therefore, we expect that in ESZ1 areas, such disturbance … would mean greater danger of landslides.”“Unfortunately, not only have our recommendations to bring such disturbing activities to a halt been ignored – the pace at which these disturbances are taking place has increased over the last nine years.”In March 2017, T.V. N.C. Narayanan, a water policy and sustainability expert at the Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay, noted flash floods are also caused by deforestation.When they were released, the Gadgil Committee report’s recommendations prompted expressions of resentment in Kerala. “The Western Ghats force moisture-laden winds coming from the Arabian Sea to rise, resulting in high levels of rainfall on the western slopes and the crestline of the Ghats,” Gadgil explained.