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11 CONCLUSIONS
11.1 THE EIA PROCESS
This EIA for the proposed Azura Power power station was undertaken in
accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Decree (Decree No. 86
of 1992) and WB requirements. The aim of the EIA process is to provide
information for decision-making to contribute to environmentally sound and
sustainable development. The overall EIA process comprised of a number of
key steps, namely:
• Screening and scoping
• Baseline data collection
• Stakeholder consultation
• Impact assessment
• Management plans
• Reporting and disclosure
This draft EIA report provides a description of the EIA process followed to
date. It also provides a description of the public participation process that was
undertaken during the EIA whereby stakeholders were notified and consulted
regarding the project and its anticipated consequences.
Baseline information on receptors and resources was collected during the EIA
from available data sources and field surveys during the rainy and dry
seasons. A description of the existing environmental and socio-economic
conditions is provided as a basis against which the impacts of the project can
be assessed. The biophysical, social-economic and health impacts of the
proposed project have been assessed and mitigation measures identified to
avoid or reduce adverse impacts and enhance positive impacts. A register of
mitigation measures and monitoring requirements is included in Chapter 7 and
Chapter 8 and an EMP is provided in Chapter 10.
11.2 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS AND MITIGATION
Air quality (dust during construction and decommissioning and greenhouse
gases during operation), biodiversity, physical resettlement, economic
resettlement and workplace H&S impacts were identified as negative impacts
of major significance and significant (for greenhouse gases) prior to
mitigation. These negative impacts require careful implementation of
effective mitigation measures and ongoing monitoring. The significance of
biodiversity impacts, physical resettlement impacts and economic
resettlement impacts can be reduced to moderate; and the air quality impacts
(dust) can be reduced to minor-moderate, and workplace H&S impacts can be
reduced to minor with the implementation of the mitigation measures and
monitoring requirements outlined in Chapter 10 are implemented. The noise
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