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1. The EIA notification needs to build within it an automatic withdrawal of clearance if the conditions of clearance are being violated, and introduce more stringent punishment for non- compliance. At present the EIA notification limits itself to the stage when environmental clearance is granted.
2. The MOEF should set up more regional offices with advisory Expert committees, each with smaller areas of jurisdiction, to effectively monitor the compliance of clearance conditions.
3. A robust monitoring mechanism should be established by the state department to address compliance of both sets of clearance conditions together and to take punitive action against the project proponent in case of noncompliance.
4. Local communities should be brought in to the formal monitoring and reporting process of the compliance of conditions presently done by the regional offices of the MOEF.