Environment impact assessment

ENVIRONMEN T

IMPAC T ASSESSMEN T

By

J. Sacratees

R. Karthigarani

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PREFAC E

This book is an outcome of an extensive empirical investigation

undertaken by the authors based on the fieldwork on Impact of

Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project on Environment - An Economic

Study. Since the topic is related to Environmental changes due to

launching of Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) in the area of

Gulf of Mannar, this book presents the basic concepts of ecological

study and the linter linkages between environment and economics.

The authors enrich the analysis with examples citing available

information from the Indian context. This study involved collection

of both primary and secondary data. The author had to put intensive

efforts to collect the reliable sources from various governmental

agencies and other environmental reports pertaining to SSCP.

The major parts of sources were taken from filed work done by

the authors and National Environmental Research Institute (NEERI),

Nagpur, and DPR & Evaluation of EIA study for SSCP and L&T

Romboll consulting Engineers Limited, Chennai-35. We acknowledge

them for providing us the survey and other sources to complete this

work. This book envisaged the benefits derived out of Sethusamudram

Ship Canal Project to the public as well as to enhance trade and

commerce. Above all, we hope this book while highlighting the

environmental consequences due to launching of SSCP expresses its

concern over the financial loss of the fishing community. However,

this book makes an appeal to the government to launch SSCP without

affecting coastal environment and livelihoods of the fishing community.

This book is organized into six chapters; each chapter is focused

on various issues pertaining to coastal environment, socio-economic

conditions of fishing community and other aquatic life. This research

work will be beneficial to those who work on environmental issues.

This book will be a blueprint for all academia, civil society, NGOs,

researchers in the filed of Economics, Environmental valuation, Coastal

Environment, Ecological Economics and Policy decision making.

J.Sacratees

Karthigarani

ACKNOWLEDGEMEN T

We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Cynthia Pandian, Vice￾Chancellor, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli-12

for her inspiring motivation behind of this successful completion

of this work. I express sincere gratitude to my esteemed supervisor

Dr.N. Rajalakshmi, Professor, University of Madras for her immense

motivation and blessings. We also express our gratitude to Dr.

S.Manickam, Head, Department of Economics and all other

authorities of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University for their

constant support and encouragement throughout this research

work.

Editors