Objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment:

Prediction of Environmental Impacts:

Project developers need to forecast both environmental and social and economic potential effects that proposed activities will cause. The assessment examines water quality along with air quality alongside land use distribution and its effects on human health.
Identification of Mitigation Measures:

Organizations should both mark down and evaluate methods to reduce unfavorable environmental outcomes of a proposed plan. Project design alterations together with pollution control technology choices and various approach options must be included.
Informed Decision-Making:

A project assessment requires complete information along with decision-making tools for government officials and developers and members of the public to decide if the project should proceed.

A platform must exist which enables community members to engage in project decisions while expressing their stakeholder concerns.
Environmental Protection:

EIA guides sustainable development by making environmental issues integral to project mapping throughout planning and decision phases.
Role of EIA in India

-Legal Framework: EIA functions under the regulatory provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986. India relies on this tool as its primary method for environmental management.
-Environmental Concerns: Distinct environmental issues plague India because it deals with air and water pollution as well as deforestation and climate change problems. The assessment process ensures sustainable development project design through its power to establish environmental sustainability practices.

Through integrated environmental considerations in development activities sustainable development improves our lives today while preserving future generations’ needs-based options.

The environment impact assessment process both raises public understanding of environmental issues and helps the public actively participate in environmentally focused decision processes.