State Of Uttar Pradesh vs Gaurav Kumar 2025 INSC 650 - Environmental Law - EIA Notification -District Survey Report (DSR)
Environmental Law - EIA Notification, 2006 -District Survey Report (DSR) - (i) A District Survey Report is a document of seminal importance as it enables informed decision making. (ii). Preparation of a DSR as per the procedure prescribed for its preparation under Appendix X, read with para 7(iii)(a), is required to be followed meticulously. (iii). A valid and a subsisting DSR alone can be the basis for an application for grant of EC. A draft DSR is untenable for grant of an EC. (iv). Preparation of reports and appraisal of projects by DEIAA and DEAC shall be on the basis of a valid and a subsisting DSR. (v). DEIAA and DEAC are recognized as the authorities fastened with the statutory duty of preparing the DSR every five years and this duty compels them to have a comprehensive and a real time perspective of the environment position of the district including its eco- sensitivity and other fragilities.
Supreme Court holds that a valid and a subsisting District Survey Report (DSR) alone can be the basis for an application for grant of Environmental Clearance. https://t.co/H2xTY3wir0 pic.twitter.com/fNHiYZvlDw
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