Dear Friends,
Lets have a through discussion on NABET's EIA accreditation scheme. I donot think the objective of such a scheme is fulfilled. It has many more flaws and the question is that what steps it has taken on its own to rectify in the first place?
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That is so true Rakesh Sir! Somewhere down the lane the emphasis on the procedure has become so much more important than the actual implementation. Moreover more time is lost on perfecting the Consultants for accreditation, the scheme and its formats and SOP's which leaves almost no quality time for the actual execution for important aspects like impact mitigation and working towards it.
Rakesh Shah said:
Not only noise noise monitoring, everything.. some times per letter head Rs 200-300 any parameters with particular font and with particular font size.. if this is actual fact is it going to achieve final goal??? is it going to sustainable development??? is it going to improve our environmental conditions??? just a paperwork ...
The accreditation move a positive step to come out of the confusion created by unscrupulous "consultants". As usual the stakeholders among consultants try to make the process ineffective, and this could not be countered by the present scientific and legal frame works. Unethical practices must be treated as environmental crimes and treated accordingly.
Similar is the situation with accredited laboratories also. There are laboratories carrying out 24-hour noise monitoring for just Rs 900/- (nine hundred only)!
There must be a vigilance department under a specially created vigilance department.
Dear, Friends,
Greetings from Upadhyay!
I can say whether the objective of NABET is fulfilled but I can share my views as I had started my carrier in 2009 (when the QCI accreditation became mandatory) I can give the summary of the development more particularly in my knowledge and experience.
I got a clear cut vision of my role and responsibilities with respect to EIA.
I got up gradation of knowledge through the activities i.e. site visit, planning, meeting the deadline, categories of project and type in information required for appraisal etc.
It opened up the new avenues for young masses desirable to make a carrier in field of EIA and a number of my juniors are making their carrier in last 5 years.
The days of one man show came to an end.
Though nobody is perfect so this scheme has seen several modifications making it more and more accurate and relevant for the excellence in the field for environment impact assessment. NABET is moving in right direction and numerous young masses are looking on it for their future. (Ache Din Ane Wale Hain).
Dr Shekhar Upadhyay
FAE (Socio-Economy & Landuse)
Few thing i wish to convey regarding QCI.
QCI is registered as a non-profit society with its own Memorandum of Association.
QCI - accreditation fee ( now it is not mentioned in their application form earlier it was there) but Type is there which is like
Initial Assessment
Surveillance Assessment (at the end of the 1st year after the accreditation)
The total fee for a company must be in 6 digit per year.
Below is peace of details of their RTI reply how much delay they do ..it shows its QUALITY , a organization suppose to accredited the other organization. These detail has been taken from their website http://www.qcin.org/rti/rti_status.php........ However it might not be update. But if it is not updated it also show their own maintenance of QUALITY.
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Ref. No
Name of applicant
Date of application
Date of application received by QCI
Final Reply sent on
72
2012-13/QCI/71
Babulal
31-01-2013
11-02-2012
11-03-2013
IV
QCI
Completed
73
2012-13/NABH/72
Arun Kumar Singh
14-02-2013
20-02-2012
IV
QCI
In-process
74
2012-13/NABH/73
Arun Kumar Singh
13-02-2013
20-02-2012
IV
QCI
In-process
75
2012-13/NABH/74
Arun Kumar Singh
19-02-2013
21-02-2013
IV
QCI
In-process
76
2012-13/NABET/75
Parul Gupta
25-02-2013
21-02-2013
IV
QCI
In-process
77
2012-13/QCI/76
Babu Lal
05-05-2013
12-03-2013
IV
QCI
In-process
78
2012-13/NABH/77
Arun Kumar Singh
06-03-2013
11-03-2013
IV
QCI
In-process
I agree with the opinion of Mr manoj Kumar. There should be some online examination for accreditation of Individuals and MoEF should allow some other organizations for this purpose.
Dear Ms Preeti Pawaria
You have thrown a very intense light on QCI-NABT accreditation Scheme but in my opinion the scheme is just like other BUSINESS module nothing else. My question is "why Qci charge huge amount for accreditation" The per mandays charge is more than 20000/. Do you know what is professional fee of a middle and senior Environmental expert in India ..It is in range of 4000- 8000. (except ADB and World Bank project). QCI people has fixed their fee and every year they increase but they do not revel the basis of increment.
Now QCI has launched NEW Scheme
Accreditation of Institutes/ Organizations for Training on EIA
Please See the FEE of it and then you will realized. ---- Its Simply A UNCONTROLLED BUSINESS.
Again my suggestion is Accreditation should be given to individual Consultant and there should not be MONOPOLY of QCI only. Government should allow some other organization for this purpose.
Dear Ms. Pawaria, Many thanks for bringing out QCI-NABET's perspective and also for information on training modules. Would certainly like to attend these.
Dear All,
This is not to defend what all you have said, but to show the other side of coin
NABET has been always open to any such constructive feedback on Scheme as it will help it improve. Criticizing an activity without specific reasons and logic is the easiest thing to do. The EIA Scheme is an attempt to bring the system oriented approach for EIA preparation which will ultimately benefit the consultant organizations themselves. The consultants honest to themselves & their profession can introspect and find out as to how a 20 lakhs job is done in 2 lakhs, why copy paste of data and EIAs are still practiced and who is going to suffer in future. Environmental consulting was ought to be a business for environment professionals for protecting environment. However, to the contrary it just appears to be a business.
QCI/NABET and its role:
To conclude, as already informed to all Accredited Consultant Organizations during the One Day Workshops in June, a constructive feedback which can be uniformly implemented across the country has been requested. As mentioned above, QCI/NABET is open to such feedback and concerned people may also visit NABET’s office for any further clarification on above.
Preeti Pawaria
Executive Officer
QCI-NABET
EIA Notification itself is having everything, if Notification is Not sufficient to control regulations there must be Amendment to include NABET to control all activities of granting EC.
There is no Co-ordination between NABET, SEAC/EAC, consultant organisations and Proponent.
There is no need of any NABET ... if we control population. Does any Assessing body highlighted on population control?
Each individual/ Human being come to this world with some dreams, How can we stop this?
If you go to http://www.iucnredlist.org/search
Homo sapiens (Human)
Status: Least Concern ver 3.1
Pop. trend: increasing
Even though we are "Least Concern" we are very much concern about our survival ...
......Be the Change You Wish to See in This World....
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