Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), is a planning tool to integrate environmental concerns into the development process from the initial stage of Planning. When was it first used in India with river valley projects etc.?

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(b) In 1978 — Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) can be defined as the study to predict the effect of a proposed activity/project on the environment. A decision making tool, Environment Impact Assessment compares various alternatives for a project and seeks to identify the one, which represents the best combination of economic and environmental costs and benefits. Environment Impact Assessment began in India in 1978, when the Planning Commission asked the Department of Science and Technology to examine the river-valley projects from an environmental angle.

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(A) In 1971

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(C) In 1998

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(D) In 1999

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