Environment & Ecology · Environmental Impact Assessment

With reference to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, consider the following statements: I. Projects listed in the Schedule require prior environmental clearance before commencement of construction work or preparation of land, except for the securing of land. II. Every Category B project is required, without exception, to undergo screening, scoping, public consultation and appraisal. III. In the absence of duly constituted State-level environmental clearance authorities, a Category B project is to be treated as a Category A project. Which of the statements given above are correct?