Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of JHAL flyover and underpass project in Faisalabad

Abstract

In order to facilitate the study and estimate the environmental impacts of any developmental project, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a compulsory component for implementation of the project. EIA is the basic requirement for environmental assessment of any project. The EIA structure of Pakistan is functioning under a convincingly powerful legal envelop supplemented with a complete parcel of EIA guidelines. In Faisalabad city, a mega project of flyover and underpass is under construction with the purpose to overcome the heavy traffic load from different areas of the city. This research is based on defining the parameters for conducting project to minimize the adverse effects of the project. Based on the objective of research, the most appropriate methodology was finalized and further research procedures were adopted in order to find out the basic parameters required for this running project. This research covers a wide area which has been investigated for the potential environmental impacts of the project identifies significant parameters regarding environmental degradation and proposed plan for mitigation of these compliances.