Notification for reconstitution of SEIAA/SEAC, Assam

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4183 ] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , OCTOBER 6, 2023/ ASVINA 14, 1945 CG-DL-E-06102023-249212 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th October , 2023 S.O. 4354 (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, number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006 (here inafter referred to as the said notification), the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for Assam (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following persons, namely: - (i) Sri Rajesh Kemprai, Special Commissioner and Special Secretary (Retd.), Public Works (Roads), Gover nment of Assam, House No.101, Pratistha Apartment, Basisthapur, Bye Lane No.4, Survey, Beltola, Guwahati - 28. -Chairman; (ii) Dr. Sarat Phukan, Professor, Department of Geological Science, Guwahati University, Guwahati -781014. -Member; (iii) Secretary to the Government of Assam, Environment and Forest Department. -Member Secretary. 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority shall hol d office for a period of three 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 sha ll take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 5 for the State of Assam. 5. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Assam, for the purpose of assistin g the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following persons, namely: - (i) Shri Jatindra Sarma, Field Director, Kaziranga National Park (Retd.), Near Chand mari Flyover, Behind Kalabhumi, BSNL Tower (House No. 3), Chandmari, Guwahati -781021. -Chairman; (ii) Dr. Apurba Kumar Das, Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Tezpur -784028. -Member; (iii) Dr. Bijoy Sankar Goswami, Sr. Ass t. Professor, Department of Chemistry, B. Borooah College, Guwahati. -Member; (iv) Dr. Rahul Mahanta, Associate Professor, Physics Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam -781001. -Member; (v) Shri Arup Barpujary, Jonaki Nagar, Near Pratiksha Hospital, House No. 36 -AB, P.O.: Hengrabari, P.S.: Dispur, Dist.: Kamrup (M), Guwahati -781036. -Member; (vi) Dr. Raza Rafiqul Houque, Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Tezpur -784028. -Member; (vii) Shri Shantanoo Bhattacharyya, Additional Chief Eng ineer (Retd.), Assam Public Works Department, Government of Assam, House No. 2, Government Press Road, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati -781021. -Member; (viii) Member Secretary, Pollution Control Board, Assam. -Member Secretary. 6. The Chairman and Members of the Committee, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 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; (b) not undertake any consultation or associate with regard to preparation of Environment Impact Assessment and Environme nt 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 Committee has provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Committee from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 8. The Committee shall exercise suc h 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 consensus in each case, and if they fail to reach con sensus, the view of the majority shall prevail. 10. (i) The State Government of Assam shall specify an agency to act as secretariat of the Authority and the Committee. (ii) The secretariat shall provide financial and logistic support including accommodat ion, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification. 11. The sitting fee, 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 State Government of Assam. [F. No. IA3-13/5/2023 -IA.III] Dr. SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE , Jt. Sec y. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.