Second Schedule, The Environment Protection Act, 2000

Factors for determining whether a project requires an environmental impact assessment— (a) the environmental impact on the community; (b) the location of the project; (c) whether the project transforms the locality; (d) whether the project has or is likely to have substantial impact on the ecosystem of the locality; (e) whether the project results in the diminution of the aesthetic, recreational, scientific, historical, cultural or other environmental quality of the locality; (f) whether the project will endanger any species of flora or fauna or the habitat of the flora or fauna; (g) the scale of the project; (h) the extent of the degradation of the quality of the environment; (i) whether the project will result in an increase in demand for natural resources in the locality; (j) the cumulative impact of the project together with other activities or projects, on the environment;