Integration of the Standalone ‘Risk Assessment’ Section in Project Level Environmental Impact Assessment Reports for Value Addition: An Indian Case Analysis

Both environmental impact assessment (EIA) and risk (RA) instituted some 50 years ago are interdisciplinary decision-support tools have analogies in their procedural steps. Environmental could be employed as such or complementary to EIA for management. This study aims examine how RA is dealt with the reports of greenfield projects. The investigation reveals that treated a standalone exercise too inadequately studies. There lack well-defined criteria methodologies different contexts, evaluation prediction uncertainties, residual risks, assimilating EIA, regulatory framework strengthen integration objective review by competent authority, follow-up. Unambiguous terms reference proposed under prevailing regulation immediate implementation. duration cost preparing reviewing integrated would increase but there more value addition Comprehensive regulation, RA-related scoping, institutional capacity building help promote crucial assessing industrial other anthropogenic calamities at project development stage.