Replacement of SEAC Chairman Dr. B.P Nonhare with Sh. Ashish Kumar Bhatt and constitution of additional SEAC for the State of Chhattisgarh

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03102024-257661 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3958] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024/ASVINA 9, 1946 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st October, 2024 S.O. 4317(E).—WHEREAS 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, number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006, the Central Government, vide S.O. 4894 (E), dated the 23rd November, 2021 has constituted the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Chhattisgarh (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, Chhattisgarh) and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committees (hereinafter referred to as the SEAC) for the purpose of assisting the Authority; AND WHEREAS, the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench) in O.A.142 of 2022 in the matter of Jayant Kumar Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has directed that the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee shall appraise /re-appraise the environmental clearance issued by the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) upto 11.12.2018. In case of environmental clearances granted on or after 12.12.2018 by DEIAAs, the appraisal has to be made by the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and environmental clearances are to be granted in accordance with the provisions of Environment Impact Assessment, 2006. AND WHEREAS the State Government of Chhattisgarh has requested for the constitution of additional Committees to assist the Authority by re-appraising the environmental clearance issued by District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and grant a fresh environmental clearance. AND WHEREAS the State Government of Chhattisgarh has also requested that Chairman SEAC may be replaced; AND WHEREAS the Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Chhattisgarh has decided to constitute two additional State Level Expert Appraisal Committees for Chhattisgarh for the purpose of assisting the Authority; Now, THEREFORE, 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, number S.O. 1533 (E), dated 14th September, 2006, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (ii), vide number S.O. 4894 (E), dated the 23rd November, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), namely:- In the said notification,- (a) for the words and figures “SEAC” wherever they occur, the words "SEAC-1, SEAC-2 and SEAC-3" shall be substituted; (b) in paragraph 4, for the words, "the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee", the words "the State Level Expert Appraisal Committees (SEAC-1, SEAC-2 and SEAC-3)" shall be substituted; (c) in paragraph 5,- (i) for the words, brackets and figures "constitutes State Level Expert Appraisal Committees (hereinafter referred to as SEAC, Chhattisgarh)", the words, brackets and figures, “Constitutes three State Level Expert Appraisal Committees, that is, the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-1, State Level Expert Appraisal Committee -2 and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-3 (hereinafter referred to as the SEAC-1, SEAC-2 and SEAC-3)", shall be substituted; (ii) The words "SEAC-1,” shall be inserted above the table. (iii) in the table, for serial number 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely: - "1. Shri Ashish Kumar Bhatt, 403 A, Shreeji V3 Amaltas Moulshree Vihar, VIP Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492006 (iv) after the SEAC-1 table, the following tables shall be inserted, namely:- Chairman;"; SEAC-2 +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +=====+=========================================================+====================+ | 1. | Shri Vikram Singh Lakra | Chairman; | | | HIG-DD-8, Sector-8,CGHB Colony, Saddu, | | | | Near C.G. Science Centre, Raipur-492014 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 2. | Dr. Thulasingam Kalaichelvan | Member; | | | Qr.No.1A, Street-4A, Sector-9, Bhilai, | | | | Durg, Chhattisgarh | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 3. | Dr. Kosiyathu Raghavan Nair Hari | Member; | | | Professor, School of Studies in Geology and Water Resource | Management, | | | Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 4. | Shri Nileshwar Prasad Sahu, | Member; | | | Plot no-20, Priyanka Nagar, Rishali Sector, | | | | Bhilai, District- Durg, | | | | Chhattisgarh- 490006 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 5. | Shri Sunil Kumar Sharma, | Member; | | | B/1 Rajiv Nagar, | | | | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 6. | Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, | Member Secretary, | | | Housing and Environment Department, | ex officio | | | Government of Chhattisgarh, | | | | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ SEAC-3 +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +=====+=========================================================+====================+ | 1. | Shri Jaisingh Mhaskey, | Chairman; | | | 05, Old Panchsheel Nagar, Civil Lines, | | | | Raipur, Chhattisgarh -492001. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 2. | Dr. Vikas Kumar Jain, | Member; | | | Department of Chemistry, Government Engineering | College, | | | Sejbahar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492015. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 3. | Shri Rama Shankar Mishra | Member; | | | C/5-23, Sector-4, Tatibandh, | | | | Raipur, Chhattisgarh. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 4. | Dr. Ajay Vikram Ahirwar | Member; | | | Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of | Technology, | | | G.E. Road, | | | | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 5. | Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, | Member Secretary, | | | Housing and Environment Department, | ex officio. | | | Government of Chhattisgarh, | | | | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ (d) after paragraph 5, the following paragraphs shall be inserted, namely :- "5A. The jurisdictions of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committees (SEAC-1, SEAC-2 and SEAC-3) are as follows :- +------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ | SEAC-1 | SEAC-2 | SEAC-3 | +------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +==============================+==============================+==============================+ | District - | District - | District - | | (1) Manendragarh- | 1. Raigarh, | 1. Raipur, | | Chirmiri- Bharatpur, | 2. Janjgir-Champa, | 2. Gariaband, | | (2) Koriya, | 3. Sarangarh – Bilaigarh, | 3. Dhamtari, | | (3) Surajpur, | 4. Baloda Bazar - Bhatapara, | 4. Durg, | | (4) Balrampur, | 5. Mahasamund, | 5. Uttar Bastar Kanker, | | (5) Jashpur, | 6. Bemetara, | 6. Kondagaon, | | (6) Surguja, | 7. Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan- | 7. Narayanpur, | | (7) Gaurella- | Gandai, | 8. Bastar | | Pendra- Marwahi, | 8. Kabirdham, | 9. Bijapur, | | (8) Mungeli, | 9. Rajnandgaon, | 10. Dantewada and | | (9) Bilaspur, | 10. Mohla - Manpur – Chowki and | 11. Sukma. | | (10) Sakti and | 11. Balod. | | | (11) Korba. | | | +------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ 5B. The tenure of the Chairmen and Members of SEAC-1 SEAC-2 and SEAC-3 respectively shall be co-terminus with the Authority, Chhattisgarh.". [F. No. J-11013/41/2007-IA.II(I)] AMANDEEP GARG, Addl. Secy. Note,- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 4894(E), dated the 23rd November, 2021.