BASELINE PARAMETERS
Physical and chemical characteristics
Physical and chemical characteristics
Biological conditions
Corridors - connections across the landscape that link up areas of habitat. Ex :food
Biological conditions
C. Cultural factors
C. Cultural factors
C. Cultural factors
C. Cultural factors
Baseline parameters
•
• Physical: topography, geology, soil types, surface and
ground water condition, watershed condition(drainage
basin), pollution levels etc.
• Biological: terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, types flora
and fauna, environmentally sensitive wetlands wetlands,
prime agricultural land etc
• Socio‐economic: demography, development needs and
potential, infrastructure facilities, economic activities etc.
• Cultural: location and state of archeological, historical,
religious sites
Baseline - DATA SOURCES
Primary Sources: Result of the field and
laboratory data are collected and analyzed
directly
Secondary sources: Data collected indirectly
from published records or documents such as
project documents, village proFlie,
maps,photos, internet sources etc
Baseline - DATA SOURCES
• There are various methods and tools for
collecting baseline data, such as surveys,
sampling, measurements, observations,
interviews, or modeling. Each method and
tool has its advantages and disadvantages in
terms of accuracy, efficiency, cost, and
feasibility.
Baseline -Methods of data collection:
• General methods: Literature review, map
interpretation, checklists (e.g. scaling and
questionnaire checklists, matrices etc)
• Resource‐based methods: Scientific
instruments and techniques (inventory,
species area curve, sampling techniques and
etc)
Baseline -Data Processing
• Raw data is converted into knowledge and information that is
more easily comprehensible.
• For physical data: graphs, tables, enumeration
• For biological data: species numbers, volume, density, biomass can
be calculated.
• Species diversity (No. of species/Area sampled) can also be used
for processing biological data calculated through species richness
of an area.
• Socioeconomic data: Data such as male/female , skilled/semi
skilled force for construction and operational activities can be
presented through, graphs, tables, population pyramids etc. which
can be collected through sampling (random, stratified or mixed).
Types of Socio-economic
Types of Socio-economic
AIR –Pollutants
AIR –Pollutants
AIR –Pollutants
climate
• Baseline climate conditions can be established using meteorological
data
• Data can be retreived from Meteorological Office (MO), local
authorities, universities, schools and individual weather enthusiasts.
• The MO can supply hourly, daily, monthly, annual and long-term
averages of
• Temperature
• relative humidity,
• air pressure,
• precipitation (including fog),
• wind speed and
• wind direction
climate
• the meteorological site for which data are available may
be some distance away from the study site.
• In that case the MO and other meteorological consultants
can provide expert advice concerning how local factors
such as altitude, topography and nearness to the coast
may lead to differences between the two locations.
• Future climate baseline levels are not usually predicted for
the purposes of an EIA
NOISE
• The aim of noise prediction in EIA is to identify the changes in noise levels
which
• may occur, both in the short and long terms, as a result of the development;
and the significance of these factors.
• Predicting noise levels is a complex process which incorporates a wide
range of
• variables, including:
• existing and likely future baseline noise levels,
• the type of equipment, both mobile and fixed, used at the site;
• the duration of various stages of construction and operation,
• the time of day when the equipment is used,
• the actions of the site operator,
• the location of the receivers and their sensitivity to noise,
• the topography of the area, including the main forms of land use and any
natural sound barriers,
• meteorological conditions in the area.
Noise source
Noise
Project Case study 1
FORMATION OF FLOOD CARRIER CANAL FROM
CAUVERY (KATTALAI) TO SOUTH VELLAR RIVER TO
DIVERT THE FLOOD WATER FOR SUSTAINING
DRINKING WATER NEEDS AND RECHARGING
GROUND WATER IN THE DROUGHT PRONE AREAS
OF KARUR, TRICHY AND PUDHUKOTTAI DISTRICTS
• Ch 4- PREDICTION OF IMPACTS
• CHAPTER - 6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
PROGRAMME
Project Case study 2
Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report
For Rough Stone Quarry
• Chapter 3 - DESCRIPTION OF THE
ENVIRONMENT
• chapter 4 -ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES
Project Case study 3
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY
FOR REPAIRING THE EXISTING GHAT ROAD
FROM VALLAKKADAVU TO MULLAI PERIYAR
DAM APPROACH ROAD AND PATHWAY TO
BABY DAM.
– The EIA Study