Environment

The Environment sector of Dagana Dzongkhag promotes conservation and sustainable natural resource management. It implements policies on forest protection, waste management, and climate resilience, working to preserve biodiversity and ensure a healthy environment for current and future generations across the Dzongkhag.

Roles & Responsibility:

  • Plan, coordinate and execute environmental related activities under the Dzongkhag
  • Coordinate and monitor cross-sectorial issues related to water, forestry and waste management

Dzongkhag Environment Committee (DEC)

  • Dzongkhag Environment Committee is the Competent Authority constituted as per section 44 of the National Environment Protection Act.

Duties and powers of the Dzongkhag Environment Committee:

  1. Issuance of Environmental clearance for projects listed under its competence as per Environmental Assessment Act, 2000 and its Regulation and Color coded project categorization list, 2020
  2. Compliance monitoring of the conditions of environmental clearance and taking necessary action for non-compliance
  3. Making recommendations to the concerned Ministries, Local Governments, and/or to the Secretariat concerning any measures that need to be taken to protect the quality of the environment

Procedure for seeking an Environmental Clearance (EC)

1 New Application

  1. Check if the project requires EC (Color Coded Project Categorization List, 2020)
  2. If the proposed project is listed under the “Green Category,” then the activity will not be subjected to Environmental Assessment (EA) process. However, exempted activities must obtain approvals/clearances/development consents from concerned agencies as required under relevant legislation
  3. If the proposed project is listed under the “Blue Category,” then the activity shall be assessed at Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) level by Designated Competent Authority or NECS as applicable
  4. If the proposed project is listed under the “Red Category,” then the activity will have to undergo Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The activities under Red list shall be reviewed by the NECS
  5. If the proposed project is not listed under any of the above-mentioned categories, then the activity shall be assessed at IEE level and shall be reviewed and assessed by NECS

Following documents are required for applying for EC (should be
applied to concern Competent Authority as per Color coded project
categorization list, 2020):

  1. Application addressed to head of the concerned Competent Authority
  2. Duly filled IEE form as per project
  3. Design/Map/Layout plan for the proposed project
  4. Gewog Clearance
  5. Public Clearance verified by concerned Local Leader
  6. Environmental Clearance processing fee receipt (as per fee schedules to cover the cost of administering the Environmental Assessment Act 2000)

Upon receiving all the documents, concern official shall:

  1. Review and assess project proposals for environmental clearance
  2. Conduct site visits for field verification of project proposals
  3. Conduct DEC Meeting and approve or reject the proposal
  4. Conduct compliance monitoring of the conditions of environmental clearance
2 Renewal
  1. Application with a copy of Environmental Clearance
  2. Compliance report
  3. Environmental Clearance processing fee receipt (Renewal)

Assistant Dzongkhag Environmental Officer

Pempa Tshering

ptshering@dagana.gov.bt

6481263

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