Reconstitution of SEIAA SEAC of Nagaland

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-04062026-273125 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2651] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026/JYAISTHA 8, 1948 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] 3 [F.No. IA3-13/5/2022-IA.III] RAJAT AGARWAL, Jt. Secy. 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th May, 2026 S.O. 2744(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, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub section(ii), 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, Nagaland (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) as per the Table below, namely:- Table Sr.No | Name of the Officer or person | Designation 1. | Shri Elusing Meru, | Chairman 6th Ends, Ata Meru Colony, Near Zudio Store Chumukedima, Nagaland. | 2. | Shri. Yanbemo Lotha, | Member H.N.C-171, New Ministers Hill Colony Aradhura Hill, Kohima, Nagaland - 797001. | 3. | Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Territorial), | Member Secretary Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Forest Force Nagaland, Kohima, Nagaland. | 2. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 4 of this notification. 3. All decisions of the Authority shall be taken in a meeting and shall ordinarily 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, Forest and Climate Change. 4. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Nagaland, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee for the State of Nagaland, (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) as per the Table below, namely: - TABLE Sr.No. | Name of the Officer or person | Designation 1. | Shri Meyipokyim Aier, | Chairman H/N. 170, Sector-4, Lane 3, Lengrijan, Dimapur-797113, Nagaland | 2. | Dr. Glenn T. Thong, | Member Department of Geology, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema-797004. | 3. | Dr. Neizo Puro, | Member Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami, District: Zunheboto-798627, Nagaland. | 4. | Dr. Latonglila Jamir, | Member Department of Environment Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, District. Zunheboto-798627, Nagaland. | 5 5. | Shri. Y. Nuklu Phom, | Member High School Ward H-No.86, Opposite SBI Branch, Longleng. | 6. | Chief Conservator of Forests (Environment, Biodiversity & Research), Office of the | Member Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Forest Force Nagaland, Kohima, | Secretary Nagaland | 5. The Chairman and Member of the Authority and the Committee, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 6. The Authority and the Committee shall exercise such powers and follows such procedures as specified in the said notification. 7. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,- (i) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, and the Committee shall,- (a) declare 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 project, which is to be decided by the Authority or to be appraised by the Committee during their tenure; and (ii) in the preceding five years, if the Chairman or any Member of the Authority, and the Committee have provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority or the Committee as the case may be, from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 8. 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 views of the majority shall prevail. 9. The State Government of Nagaland shall specify an agency to act as secretariat of the Authority and the Committee which shall provide financial and logistic support, including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all their statutory functions under the said notification. 10. The sitting fees, traveling 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 State Government of Nagaland. [F.No. IA3-13/5/2022-IA.III] RAJAT AGARWAL, 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. SARVESH KUMAR MASTE SRIVASTAVA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2026.06.04 18:38:37+0530