RECONSTITUTION OF SEIAA AND SEAC OF TELANGANA

1729 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1139] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , MARCH 11, 2024 /PHALGUNA 21, 1945 CG-DL-E-11032024-252840 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11 th March, 2024 S.O. 1201 (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 for Telangana (here inafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following persons, namely: - (i) Dr. Gowravaram Sabitha Plot No. 45, Banjara Green Colony, Road NO. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, Telangana Chairman; (ii) Sri. Swargam Srinivas, IFS (Retd .) Ex. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Plot No. 152/153, Sai baba officers Colony, Sainikpuri Secunderabad – 500094, Telangana. Member; (iii) Special Secretary, Environment, Forests, Science and Technology Department, Government of Telangana. Member -Secretary. 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority shall hold 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 shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 5 for the State of Telangana. 5. The Cent ral Government, in consultation with the State Government of Telangana, for the purposes of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following perso ns, namely: - (i) Dr. M. Ram Gopal Reddy Flat No. 304, E44, Vaishnavi Siri sampadaapts, Madhuranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana -500038. Chairman; (ii) Dr. Dinesh Kumar Bharatraj Plot No. 66, H. No. 17 -8/A, Berappagadda, Darampuri Colony, Uppal – 500039. Member; (iii) Dr. A. Venkata Rajashekhar H.No.: - 2-2-1136/10/4, Flat. No. 201, Srinilayam Appartment, Nallakunta, Hyderabad – 500044, Telangana State Member; (iv) Dr. Solipuram Venkat Reddy Plot No 9, Phase -II, Vasanta Valley, whitefields Kondapur, Serlingampally, R.R District -500084 Member; (v) Dr. Sarita Sajja 1-10-29/188/738, Sri Nilayam, Kapra, Secunderabad – 500062. Member; (vi) Dr. Shaik Basha Chief Scientist and Head CSIR -NEERI, Hyderabad Zonal Centre IICT Campus, Hyderabad,500 007 Member; (vii) Dr. K Mruthyunjaya Reddy H.No.7 -66/2/235, Prashanthy Hills, Raidurg Village, Serilingampally, Municipality, Hyderabad –500 104. Member; (viii) Dr. Sireesh Saride B-301,Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad. Member; (ix) Dr. K.L. Radhika Department of Civil Engineering University College of Engineering (A) Osmania University, Hyderabad Telangana State 500 007 Member; (x) Dr. A. Sabitha Rani Professor A. Sabitha Rani, Chairperson, Board of Studies in Botany, Dept. of Botany, UCS, Osmania University, Hyderabad – 500007, TS Member; (xi) Dr.K.L.N. Reddy. Vessella Villas,#9, Near Chirac Public School, Sriram Nagar, Member; Kondapur, Hyderabad – 500084, Telangana. (xii) Prof. Gade Dayakar H.No.2 -6-24, Beside R & B Guest House, Hanamkonda Mandal, Hanamkonda District. Member; (xiii) Dr. Polisetty Venkateswara Rao Professor, Water and Environment Division, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Warngal, Telangana -506 004 Member; (xiv) Prof. Bhukya Rajam Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad – 500007, Telangana. Member; (xv) Joint Chief Environmental Engineer, Telangana State Pollution Control Board 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 Chairma n 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 Environmen t 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 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 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 consensus in each cas e, and if they fail to reach consensus, the views of the majority shall prevail. 10. (i) The State Government of Telangana shall specify an agency to act as secretariat of the Authority, and the Committee. (ii) The secretariat shall provide financial a nd 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 A uthority, and the Committee, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules, of the State Government of Telangana. [F. No. IA3-13/2/2022 -IA.III ] Dr. SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE , Jt. Secy. 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