Reconstitution of SEIAA and SEAC West Bengal.

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01092026-275888 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4613] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2026/BHADRA 9, 1948 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st August, 2026 S.O. 4800(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and in pursuance of the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, vide number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for West Bengal (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following Members, namely:- +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | Sl. No. | Name and Address | Designation | +========+===================================================================================================+=================+ | (1) | Dr. Manas Kumar Mukhopadhyay | Chairman; | | | Flat 202, Prabasee, CD-9, Action Area-1C, Newtown, Kolkata-700156, West Bengal, India. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (2) | Shri Partha Pratim Datta | Member; and | | | 2/1D/1 Ghore Bibi Lane, Kolkata-700054. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (3) | Chief Environment Officer, | Member Secretary. | | | Environment Department, Government of West Bengal. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority shall hold office for a period of four years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 6 of this notification. 5. All decisions of the Authority shall be taken in a meeting and shall be unanimous: Provided that, in case a decision is taken by majority, the details of views, for and against it, shall be clearly recorded in the minutes and a copy thereof sent to the Ministry of Environment and Forest. 6. Further, Central Government, in consultation with the Government of West Bengal, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), West Bengal comprising of the following Members, namely: - +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | Sl. No. | Name and Address | Designation | +========+===================================================================================================+=================+ | (1) | Dr. Apurba Ratan Ghosh | Chairman; | | | Department of Environmental Science, University of Burdwan, Burdwan- 713104, West Bengal. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (2) | Prof. (Dr.) Biswajit Ghosh | Member; | | | Department of Geology, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkatta-700019. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (3) | Dr. Ramakrishna Maiti | Member; | | | Quarter No. B1, Tarun Banerjee Abasan, Vidyasagar University Campus, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur | | | | District, West Bengal – 721102. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (4) | Dr. Debarati Mitra | Member; | | | Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, 92 A. P. C. Road, Kolkata -700009. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (5) | Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Kumar Roy | Member; | | | School of Water Resources Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (6) | Dr. Gautam Kumar Basu | Member; | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 167, G.L.T. Road, Tulsi Apartment, Flat- 2A&2B, Baranagar, P.O. I.S.I, Kolkata- 700108. +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (7) | Dr. Sanghamitra Kundu | Member; and | | | "Radha Lodge", 64/1, Sreema Sarani, Babupara, P.O.- Siliguri Town, District.- Darjeeling, Pin | | | | -734004, West Bengal. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | (8) | Member Secretary, | Member Secretary. | | | West Bengal Pollution Control Board. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 7. The Chairman and Members of the Committee shall hold office for a period of four years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 8. The Committee shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 9. The Committee shall function on the principle of collective responsibility, and the Chairman shall endeavour to reach a consensus in each case, and if consensus cannot be reached, the view of the majority shall prevail. 10. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, - (i) the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Chairman and Members of the Committee shall, - (a) declare as to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; and (b) not undertake any consultation or associate with regard to preparation of environment impact assessment and environment management plan for a project, which is to be decided by the Authority or to be appraised by the Committee during their tenure; and (ii) if the Chairman or any Member of the Authority or the Committee has provided consultancy services or conducted environment impact assessment studies for any project proponent during the preceding five years, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority and the Committee in the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 11. The Government of West Bengal shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority and the Committee and the Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification. 12. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committee shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules of the Government of West Bengal. 13. The Chairman or Members of the Authority and Committee are liable to be removed by the Central Government, prior to expiry of the tenure, on account of proven charges which affect the functioning of the aforesaid Authority and Committee in a just, efficient and fair manner. The charges may include delay in processing the proposals for grant or rejection of Environmental Clearance beyond the timelines specified in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, as amended. [F. No. IA3-13/2/2023-IA.III] RAJAT AGARWA, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.