ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Environmental Impact Assessment is a tool used to determine the potential environmental, social and health impacts or effects of a proposed development. It attempts to address the physical, biological and socio economic effects in a form that permits a logical and rational decision to be made.
The firm conducts Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Audits for various projects which include but not limited to the following categories:-
v General: Any activity out of character with its surroundings; any structure of a scale not in keeping with its surrounding; major changes in land use
v Urban Development: Housing developments, commercial buildings, shopping malls and complexes, establishment or expansion of housing developments etc
v Dams, rivers and water resources: Storage dams, river diversions and water transfer between catchments; flood control schemes; drilling for the purpose of utilizing ground water resources
v Agriculture: including; large-scale agriculture; irrigation, introduction of new crops and animals etc
v Information and Communication infrastructure: base transceiver stations (BTS), repeater stations, mobile switching centers (MSC), communication masts etc
v Processing and manufacturing industries: all types including steel molding and refractory plants
v Waste disposal: sites for solid waste disposal; sites for hazardous waste disposal; sewage disposal works; works involving major atmospheric emissions; works emitting offensive odours amongst others
