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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-11072025-264523
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025/ASHADHA 18, 1947
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th July, 2025
S.O. 3062(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, 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, Tripura (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following Members, namely:—
1. Dr. Sabyasachi Dasgupta, Chairman;
Professor, Department of Forestry and Biodiversity, Tripura University (A Central
University), Suryamaninagar, Agartala, Tripura-799022
2. Prof. (Dr.) Partha Pratim Sarkar, Professor, Department of Civil Engg. NIT, Agartala, Member;
Jirania, West Tripura- 799046
3. Director, Science, Technology and Environment Department, Government of Tripura. Member
Secretary.
2. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal
Committee constituted under paragraphs 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 Tripura, for the purpose of
assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes following State Level Expert Appraisal Committee for the State
of Tripura, (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) comprising of the following persons, namely: —
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| 1. | Sri Budhi Debbarma, Retired Indian Forest Service, Forest Department, | Chairman; |
| | Government of Tripura, Agartala, West Tripura District | |
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| 2. | Dr. Animesh Debnath, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engg.. NIT | Member; |
| | Agartala, Jirania, West Tripura-799046 | |
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| 3. | Dr. Sushant Kumar Biswal, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engg., NIT | Member; |
| | Agartala, Jirania, West Tripura-799046 | |
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| 4. | Er. Sagar Sobhan Debnath, Chief Engineer, Rural Development Department, | Member; |
| | Government of Tripura, Agartala | |
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| 5. | Prof. Mitali Saha, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, NIT Agartala, Jirania, West | Member; |
| | Tripura-799046 | |
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| 6. | Dr. Jimmi Debbarma, Assistant Prof. Department of Geography and Disaster | Member; |
| | Management, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Agartala | |
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| 7. | Dr. Samrat Goswami, Assistant Professor (Stage-II), Department of Rural | Member; |
| | Studies, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Agartala | |
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| 8. | Dr. Muthusivaramapandian M, Assistant Professor, Department of Bio Engg., | Member; |
| | NIT Agartala, Jirania, West Tripura-799046. | |
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| 9. | Dr. Arjun Kumar De, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tripura | Member; |
| | Institute of Technology, Narsingarh, Agartala, West Tripura. | |
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| 10.| Dr. Bal Krishan Choudhary, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental | Member; and |
| | Science, Ramthakur College, Agartala. | |
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| 11.| Member Secretary, Tripura State Pollution Control Board, Agartala, Tripura. | Member |
| | | Secretary. |
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5. The Chairman and Members 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 follow 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 Tripura 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 their functions under the said notification.
10. The sitting fees, 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 Tripura.
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RAJAT AGARWAL, Jt Secy.
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