Shimla, August 4, 2015: A Spokesman of Environment, Science and Technology Department said here today that the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) functioning under the aegis of Department of Environment, Government of Himachal Pradesh had decided to switch over to online submission of application forms for grant of Environment Clearances by 2nd October, 2015. He said that the application would be accepted both through online as well as existing offline mechanism upto 31st December, 2015 and after 1st January, 2016 application will be accepted only through online.
He said that under the new system, the project proponent applying for environmental clearances will have to register himself with online web portal i.e. http://www.environmentclearance.nic.in. He said that after successful registration, user-id and password would be communicated automatically to the registered e-mail-id of the proponent and thereafter, the project proponent could submit application online. After submitting the application, project proponent could view and monitor entire process. He said that this online system was equipped with many features like e-mail and SMS alert facilities.
He said that this mechanism would greatly enhance speed, transparency and accountability in the entire process of grant of Environment Clearance.
Date:
Tuesday, August 4, 2015