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The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 133]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025/PAUSHA 17, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th January, 2025
S.O. 135(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 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), the Central
Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority,
Chhattisgarh (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following persons,
namely:—
(i) Shri Polisetty Venkat Narsinga Rao, -Chairman;
House No. HIG 2/809, Sector 29,
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar (C.G.)- 492002
(ii) Dr. Shailesh Kumar Jadhav, -Member;
Professor, School of Studies in Biotechnology,
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur
Jadhav Niwas, Jai Hind Chowk, Rajatalab, Raipur – 492001
(iii) Member Secretary, -Member Secretary.
Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board,
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar
2. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert
Appraisal Committees constituted under paragraph 4.
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 Central Government.
4. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Chhattisgarh, for the
purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes following State Level Expert Appraisal
Committees for the State of Chhattisgarh (hereinafter referred to as the Committees) comprising of
the following persons, namely:—
State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-1
(i) Dr. Prakash Chandra Pandey, -Chairman;
House No. 45, Officers Colony Dharampura,
Near Radhaswami Satsang,
Gate no. 1, Krishak Nagar,
Raipur - 492012 (Chhattisgarh)
(ii) Dr. Ravi Prakash Mishra, -Member;
A-7/304, DM Tower, Near Regional Transport Office,
Birgaon, Raipur – 493221 (Chhattisgarh)
(iii) Shri Kishan Singh Dhruw, -Member;
D-72, Sector-1, Devendra Nagar,
Raipur-492009 (Chhattisgarh)
(iv) Dr. Mohan Lal Agrawal, -Member;
MIG-80, Maruti Vihar Colony, Mohababazar,
Raipur - 492010 (Chhattisgarh)
(v) Shri Suresh Chandra Sao, -Member;
Flat No. 143, orchid, talpuri, B Block,
Bhilai - 490006 (Chhattisgarh)
(vi) Special Secretary or Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, -Member Secretary.
Housing and Environment Department,
Government of Chhattisgarh, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar
State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-2
(i) Shri Vikram Singh Lakra, -Chairman;
HIG-DD-8, Sector-8, CGHB Colony, Saddu,
Near C.G. Science Centre, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492014
(ii) Dr. Thulasingam Kalaichelvan, -Member;
Qr. No. 1A, Street-4A, Sector-9, Bhilai, Durg, Chhattisgarh
(iii) Dr. Kosiyathu Raghavan Nair Hari, -Member;
Professor, School of Studies in Geology and Water Resource
Management,
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
(iv) Shri Nileshwar Prasad Sahu, -Member;
Plot No. 20, Priyanka Nagar, Rishali Sector, Bhilai,
District- Durg, Chhattisgarh – 490006
(v) Shri Sunil Kumar Sharma, -Member;
B/1, Rajiv Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
(vi) Special Secretary or Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, -Member Secretary.
Housing and Environment Department, Government of Chhattisgarh,
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar
State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-3
(i) Shri Jaisingh Mhaskey, -Chairman;
05, Old Panchsheel Nagar, Civil Lines,
Raipur-492001 (Chhattisgarh)
(ii) Dr. Vikas Kumar Jain, -Member;
Department of Chemistry,
Government Engineering College, Sejbahar,
Raipur -492015 (Chhattisgarh)
(iii) Shri Rama Shankar Mishra, -Member;
C/5-23, Sector-4, Tatibandh,
Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
(iv) Dr. Ajay Vikram Ahirwar, -Member;
Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology,
G. E. Road, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
(v) Shri Samir Swarup, -Member;
H. No. 21, Priyanka Nagar, Risali,
District- Durg-491001 (Chhattisgarh)
(vi) Special Secretary or Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, -Member Secretary.
Housing and Environment Department, Government of Chhattisgarh,
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar
5. The State Level Expert Appraisal Committees specified under column (2) of the Table shall
exercise jurisdiction over districts specified in the corresponding entry under column (3) of the
said Table, namely:—
TABLE
+-------+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Sl.No.| State Level Expert Appraisal Committee| Area of jurisdiction |
+=======+=======================================+=============================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+=======+=======================================+=============================+
| 1. | State Level Expert Appraisal Committee -1 | Manendragarh- |
| | | Chirmiri- Bharatpur |
| | | Koriya |
| | | Surajpur |
| | | Balrampur |
| | | Jashpur |
| | | Surguja |
| | | Gaurella- |
| | | Pendra- Marwahi |
| | | Mungeli |
| | | Bilaspur |
| | | Sakti |
| | | Korba |
+-------+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 2. | State Level Expert Appraisal Committee -2 | Raigarh |
| | | Janjgir-Champa |
| | | Sarangarh - Bilaigarh |
| | | Baloda Bazar - Bhatapara |
| | | Mahasamund |
| | | Bemetara |
| | | Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan- |
| | | Gandai |
| | | Kabirdham |
| | | Rajnandgaon |
| | | Mohla - Manpur – Chowki |
| | | Balod |
+-------+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 3. | State Level Expert Appraisal Committee -3 | Gariaband |
| | | Dhamtari |
| | | Durg |
| | | Uttar Bastar Kanker |
| | | Kondagaon |
| | | Narayanpur |
| | | Bastar |
| | | Bijapur |
| | | Dantewada |
| | | Sukma |
+-------+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
6. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, and the Committees, shall hold office for a
period of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
7. The Authority and the Committees shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as
specified in the said notification.
8. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,—
(i) the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committees 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 Committees during their tenure; and
(ii) in the preceding five years, if the Chairman or any Member of the Authority and the
Committees 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 Committees as the case may be, from the process of appraisal of any project
proposed by such proponents.
9. The Committees 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.
10. The State Government of Chhattisgarh shall specify an agency to act as Secretariat of the
Authority and the Committees which shall provide financial and logistic support, including
accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said
notification.
11. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members
of the Authority and the Committees shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant
rules of the State Government of Chhattisgarh.
[F. No. J-11013/41/2007-IA.II(I)]
RAJAT AGARWAL, Jt. Secy.
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