[Process]
Environment Clearance
i. Collecting the No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) from the local authority;
Required Documents
01. Factory land ownership documents copy.
02. R.S. Porcha
03. S.A. Porcha.
04. Mutation copy of land.
05. MD. picture, and passport.
06.Tenant Agreement of Factory
07.Trade licence.
08. Fee
ii. Identifying the categories of the industry
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1. Assembling and manufacturing of TV, Radio, etc. | 1. Dairy Farm, 10 (ten) cattle heads or below in urban areas and 25 cattle heads or below in rural areas. | 1. PVC items | 1. Tannery
2. Assembling and manufacturing of clocks and watches | 2. Poultry (up to 250 in urban areas and up to 1000 in rural areas) | 2. Artificial fiber (raw material) | 2. Formaldeyde
3. Assembling of telephones | 3. Grinding/husking of wheat, rice, turmeric, pepper, pulses (up to 20 Horse Power) | 3. Glass factory | 3. Urea Fertilizer
4. Assembling and manufacturing of toys (plastic made items excluded) | 4. Weaving and handloom. | 4. Life saving drug (application to formulation only) | 4. T.S.P. Fertilizer
5. Book-binding | 5. Production of shoes and leather goods (capital up to 5 hundred taka) | 5. Edible oil | 5. Chemical dyes, polish, varnish, enamel
6. Rope and mats (made of cotton, jute and artificial fibers) | 6. Saw mill/wood sawing. | 6. Tar | 6. Power plant
7. Photography (movie and x-ray excluded) | 7. Furniture of wood/iron, alumnium, etc., (capital up to 5 hundred thousand taka) | 7. Jute mill | 7. All mining projects (coal, limestone, hard rock, natural gas, mineral oil, etc.)
8. Production of artificial leather goods | 8. Printing Press | 8. Hotel, multi-storied commercial & apartment building | 8. Cement
9. Assembling of motorcycles, bicycles and toy cycles | 9. Plastic & rubber goods (excluding PVC) | 9. Casting | 9. Fuel Oil Refinery
10. Assembling of scientific and mathematical instruments (Excluding manufacturing) | 10. Restaurant | 10. Aluminum products | 10. Artificial rubber
11. Musical instruments | 11. Cartoon/box manufacturing/printing packaging. | 11. Glue (excluding animal glue) | 11. Paper and pulp
12. Sports goods (Excluding plastic made items) | 12. Cinema Hall. | 12. Bricks/tiles | 12. Sugar
13. Tea packaging (excluding processing) | 13. Dry-cleaning | 13. Lime | 13. Distillery
14. Re-packing of milk powder (excluding production) | 14. Production of artificial leather goods (capital up to 5 hundred thousand taka) | 14. Plastic products | 14. Fabric dying and chemical processing
15. Bamboo and cane goods. | 15. Sports goods | 15. Processing and bottling of drinking water and carbonated drinks | 15. Caustic soda, potash
16. Artificial flower (excluding plastic made items) | 16. Production of salt (Capital up to 10 hundred thousand taka) | 16. Galvanizing | 16. Other alkalis
17. Pen and ball-pen | 17. Agriculture machinery and equipment | 17. Perfumes, cosmetics | 17. Production of Iron & Steel
18. Gold Ornaments (Excluding production) (Shop Only) | 18. Industrial machinery and equipment | 18. Flour (large) | 18. Raw materials of medicines and basic drugs
19. Candle. | 19. Production of gold ornaments | 19.Carbon rod | 19. Electroplating
20. Medical & Surgical instruments (excluding production) | 20. Pin, U Pin | 20. Stone grinding, cutting, polishing | 20. Photo Films, photo papers and photo chemicals
21. Factory for production of cork items (excluding metalic items) | 21. Frames of spectacles | 21. Processing fish, meat, food. | 21. Various products made from petroleum and coal
22. Laundry (excluding washing) | 22. Comb | 22. Printing and writing ink | 22. Explosives
23. Production of utesils and souvenirs of brass and bronze. | 23. Printing and writing ink | 23. Acids and their salts (organic or inorganic)
24. Factory for production of biscuit and bread (capital up to 5 hundred thousand taka) | 24. Ice-cream | 24. Nitrogen compounds (Cyanide, Cyanamid etc.)
25. Factory for production of chocolate and lozenge. (capital up to 5 hundred thousand taka) | 25. Clinic and pathological lab | 25. Production of plastic raw materials (PVC, PP/Iron, Polysterim etc.)
26. Manufacturing of wooden water vessels. | 26. Utensils made of clay and china clay/sanitary wares (ceramics); | 26. Asbestos
27. Processing of prawns & shrimps | 27. Fiberglass
28. Water purification plant | 28.Pesticides, fungicides and herbicides
29. Metal utenils/spoons etc. | 29. Phosphorus and its compounds/derivatives.
30. Sodiun silicate | 30. Chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine and their compounds/derivatives
31. Matches | 31. Industry (Excluding nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide)
32. Starch and glucose | 32. Waste incinerator
33. Animal feed | 33. Other chemicals
34. Automatic rice mill | 34. Ordnance
35. Assembling of motor vehicles | 35. Nuclear Power
36. Manufacturing of wooden vessel | 36. Wine
37. Photography (activities related to production of films for movie and x-ray) | 37. Non-metallic chemical not listed elsewhere
38. Tea processing | 38. Non-metals not listed elsewhere
39. Production of powder milk/dairy. | 39. Industrial Estate
40. Re-rolling | 40. Basic Industrial Chemicals
41. Wood treatment | 41. Non-iron basic metals
42. Soap | 42. Detergent
43. Reparing of refregerators | 43. Land filling by industrial,household, and commercial wastes.
44. Reparing of metal vessel | 44. Sewage treatment plant
45. Engineering works (up to 10 hundred thousand taka capital) | 45. Life saving drugs
46. Spinning mill | 46. Animal glue
47. Electric cable | 47. Rodenticide
48. Cold storage | 48. Refractories
49. Tire re-trading | 49. Industrial Gas (Oxygen, Nitrogen & Carbon-dioxide)
50. Motor vehicles reparing works (up to 10 hundred thousand Taka capital) | 50. Battery
51. Cattle farm: above 10 (ten) numbers in urban area, and above 25 (twenty five) numbers in rural area. | 51. Hospital
52. Poultry: Number of birds above 250 (two hundred fifty) in urban area and above 1000 (one thousand) in rural area | 52. Ship Manufacturing
53. Grinding/husking wheat, rice, turmeric, chilly, pulses- machine above 20 Horse power | 53. Tobacco (processing/cigarette/Biri-making)
54. Production of shoes and leather goods, above 5 (five) hundred thousand taka capital | 54. Metallic boat manufacturing
55. Furniture of wood/iron, alumniu, etc. above 5 (five) hundred thousand taka capital | 55. Wooden boat manufacturing
56. Production of artificial leather goods, above 5 (five) hundred thousand taka capital | 56.Refrigerator/air conditioner/air cooler manufacturing
57. Salt production, above 10 (ten) hundred taka capital | 57. Tyre & Tube
58. Biscuit and bread factory, above 5 (five) hundred thousand taka capital | 58. Board mills
59. Factory for production of chocholate and lozenge, above 5 (five) hundred thousand taka capital | 59. Carpets
60. Garments and sweater production | 60. Engineering works: capital above 10 hundred thousand taka
61. Fabric washing | 61. Repairing of motor vehicles: Capital above 10 hundred thousand Taka
62. Power loom | 62. Water Treatment plant
63. Construction, re-construction and extension of road (feeder road, local road) | 63. Sewerage pipe line laying/relaying/extension
64. Construction, re-construction and extension of bridge (length below 100 meters) | 64. Water, power and gas distribution line laying/relaying/extension
65. Public toilet | 65. Exploration/extraction/distribution of mineral resources
66. Ship-breaking | 66. Construction/reconstruction/expansion of flood control embankment, polder, dike, etc.
67. G.I. Wire | 67. Construction/reconstruction/expansion of road (regional, national & international)
68. Assembling batteries | 68. Construction/reconstruction/expansion of bridge (length a00 meter and above)
69. Dairy and food | 69. Murate of Potash. (Manufacturing)
Required Documents
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1. Application through prescribed form-3 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 | 1. Application through prescribed form-3 under Environment Conservation Rules 1 | 1. Application through prescribed form-3 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 | 1. Application through prescribed form-3 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997
2. Prescribed fees under schedule-13 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 (Amended 2002) | 2. Prescribed fees under schedule-13 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 (Amended 2002) | 2. Prescribed fees under schedule-13 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 (Amended 2002) | 2. Prescribed fees under schedule-13 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 (Amended 2002)
3. General information about the industrial unit or project; | 3. General information about the industrial unit or project; | 3. Report on the feasibility of the industrial unit or project (applicable only for proposed industrial unit or project); | 3. Report on the feasibility of the industrial unit or project (applicable only for proposed industrial unit or project);
4. Exact description of the raw materials and the manufactured product; | 4. Exact description of the raw materials and the manufactured product; | 4. Report on the Initial Environmental Examination of the industrial unit or project, and also the process flow diagram, Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant), design of the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) of the unit or project (these are applicable only for a proposed industrial unit or project); | 4. Report on the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) relating to the industrial unit or project, and also the terms of reference (ToR) for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the unit or the project and its Process Flow Diagram; or Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report prepared on the basis of terms of reference previously approved by the Department of Environment, along with the Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant), Process Flow Diagram, design and time schedule of the Effluent Treatment Plant of the unit or project, (these are applicable only for a proposed industrial unit or project);
5. No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) from the local authority; | 5. No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) from the local authority; | 5. Report on the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the industrial unit or project, and also the Process Flow Diagram, Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant), design of the Effluent Treatment Plant and information about the effectiveness of the ETP of the unit or project, (these are applicable only for an existing industrial unit or project); | 5. Report on the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the industrial unit or project, and also the Process Flow Diagram, Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant), design and information about the effectiveness of the Effluent Treatment Plan of the unit or project (these are applicable only for an existing industrial unit or project);
6. Process flow diagram; | 6. No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) from the local authority; | 6. No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) of the local authority:
7. Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant); | 7. Emergency plan relating adverse environmental impact and plan for mitigation of the effect of pollution; | 7. Emergency plan relating adverse environmental impact and plan for mitigation of the effect of pollution;
8. Effluent discharge arrangement; | 8. Outline of the relocation, rehabilitation plan (where applicable); | 8. Outline of relocation, rehabilitation plan (where applicable);
9. Outlines of the plan for relocation, rehabilitation (if applicable); | 9. Other necessary information (where applicable). | 9. Other necessary information (where applicable);
10. Other necessary information (if applicable);
Duration of Approval
Environment Clearance- within 15 days of the receipt of the application | Site Clearance- within 30 days of the receipt of the application | Site Clearance-within 60 days of the receipt of the application | Site Clearance-within 60 days of the receipt of the application
Environment Clearance- within 15 days of the receipt of the application with site clearance | Environment Clearance-within 30 days of the receipt of the application with site clearance | Environment Clearance-within 30 days of the receipt of the application with site clearance
iii. Submit Online Application with Supporting Documents
iv. Verification of application and supporting documents by DOE
v. Inspection by the authorized officer after verification of all report and documents. | v. Inspection by the authorized officer after verification of all report and documents.
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Then make decision about the clearance | Then make decision about the clearance | Meeting of Environmental Clearance Committee | Meeting of Environmental Clearance Committee
Decision | Decision
vi. Renewal- Applying before minimum 30 days of Expiry
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After 3 years. | After 1 year. | After 1 year. | After 1 year.