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5. It is further stated that an Expert Committee for streamlining environmental clearance procedures constituted by MoEF&CC, vide order dated 02.05.2017, headed by Dr. S.R. Wate, recommended as follows:

"A. The inclusion of slaughterhouses and meat processing under EIA Notification, 2006:
4. This issue was earlier discussed by Expert Committee in Its meetings held on 15.09.2015, 24.02.2016, 16.05.2016 and 23.06.2016. In the last meeting, representatives from Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), All India Meat & Livestock Exporters Association (AIMLEA) were also participated. During the meeting, it emerged that India's contribution to livestock population in the world goes as 58% of buffalo population, 15% of cattle population, 17% of goat population and 7% of sheep population. The annual production of buffalo meat in India is more than 1.5 Million Tonnes and accounts for about 30% of total meat production of the country. Out of this about 1.1 million tonnes is exported.

6. As per Information provided by CPCB, there are total 109 Meat processing units (stand alone or integrated with the slaughter houses) in India, which are expected to have processing capacity of >5 tonnes per day. Of these, 75 Meat Processing units have their own slaughter houses and 34 units procure meat from outside (Source: APEDA). Besides, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) has basic information about 2400 municipal slaughterhouses in the country (earlier estimates show there are about 3600 municipal slaughterhouses in the country). As per information collected by CLRI:

"A. All slaughterhouses need to obtain prior environmental clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006. As per 'Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2001'; a place is considered to be a slaughterhouse wherein 10 or more animals are slaughtered per day and is duly licensed or recognized under a Central, State or Provincial Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder.

B. The stand alone slaughterhouses, wherein 10-50 large animals per day or equivalent 60-300 small animals per day or combination thereof are sslaughtered, will be appraised as Category B Projects for prior environmental clearance. The stand alone Meat Handling & Processing units having production of 1-5 tonnes of meat per day' shall be appraised as category B projects. C. The stand alone slaughterhouses, wherein >50 large animals per day or equivalent >300 small animal per day or a combination thereof are slaughtered, will be appraised as category A projects for prior environmental clearance. In the case of stand-alone Meat Handling & Processing units having production of >5 tonnes of meat per day shall be appraised as category A projects. D. In case of integrated Slaughterhouse and Meat Handling & Processing Units, project/activity shall be appraised as per slaughtering capacity.

E. Poultry meat and/or Fish processing/freezing units or combination thereof (stand alone slaughterhouses, if applicable or integrated with meat Handling & Processing units or combination thereof) with a production capacity of 1-5 tonnes per day shall be appraised as Category B project. F. Poultry meat and/or Fish processing/freezing units or combination thereof (stand alone slaughterhouses, if applicable or integrated with meat Handling & Processing units or combination thereof) with a production capacity of >5 tonnes per day shall be appraised as Category A project.