Planning and formulation of environmental management system for Indian infrastructure projects

C Akin,V Vandhana Devi,R Samuel Devadoss,W Anggono

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201927702017

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Abstract

Every year the impact on natural environment is more due to consumption of natural resources for large infrastructure and construction projects. Even though by implementing modern construction techniques and low cost effective materials the volume of impact reduction is not efficient. India is a country which has enormous natural resources and it has been utilized for large infrastructure and construction projects which makes an environmental impact. This present paper focuses on planning and formulation of Environmental Management System (EMS) to reduce the environmental impact due to large infrastructure and construction projects. The planning of EMS is done based on the environmental impact checklist provided by Ministry of Environmental and Forest Climate change (MoEF&CC) under Government of India and the Formulation is done through PERT and CPM techniques which is to implement EMS in short duration to reduce environmental impact through large infrastructure and construction projects. Finally, the Planning and Formulation of EMS gives solution to reduce more volume of environmental impacts due to large infrastructure and construction projects.

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The Natural resources are the root cause for the aesthetics and sustainability of the earth
The infrastructure projects are the important consumers of natural resources especially through deforestation, Quarrying of huge rocks and mountains, Ground water consumption and it creates Environmental impact to Land, Air and Water Environment through Soil erosion, Air pollution and Carbon footprints which causes Global warming and Hazards
EMS is an ISO 14001 concept which consists of Plan, Do, Check, Act known as PDCA cycle which is used to save time, cost and energy [2], [4], [5]. In this Present Paper, Planning of Environmental Management System for infrastructure projects is done based on the Environmental impact checklist given by Ministry of Environmental and Forest Climate change (MoEF&CC) at Annexure 2 of form 1A for construction projects listed under item 8 of the schedule and Formulation of EMS is done through Programme Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) to predict duration, variance, deviation and critical path which is used to implement EMS in short duration to reduce environmental impact through large infrastructure and construction projects [1], [2], [3]

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The Natural resources are the root cause for the aesthetics and sustainability of the earth. The basic needs of the living beings have to be fulfilled by the consumption of natural resources. The infrastructure projects are the important consumers of natural resources especially through deforestation, Quarrying of huge rocks and mountains, Ground water consumption and it creates Environmental impact to Land, Air and Water Environment through Soil erosion, Air pollution and Carbon footprints which causes Global warming and Hazards. India is a Developing Country which has enormous amount of natural resources covering its huge mass of land area and with huge population. Infrastructure projects are an important source for the development of Nations growth through development of Roads, Highways, Dams and Tall and Multi storied buildings

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