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This notification constitutes the Union territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the Union territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee for the Union territory, National Capital Territory of Delhi, under sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, through Notification S.O. 4620(E) dated 9th October, 2025, has constituted the Union territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the Union territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee for the Union territory, National Capital Territory of Delhi. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and in pursuance of previous notification S.O. 1533(E) dated 14th September, 2006, issued by the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests. The Environment Impact Assessment Authority comprises Sh. Satish Chandra Srivastav as Chairman, Sh. Charu Dutta Singh as Member, and the Member Secretary of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The Expert Appraisal Committee is chaired by Sh. Nityanand Srivastava and includes Professor N.C Gupta, Professor Kiranmay Sarma, Sh. Rais Ali, Professor Chirashree Ghosh, Professor Prodyut Bhattacharya, Dr. Arun Pratap Sikarwar, Professor Balaram Pani, and Dr. Smita Sundaram as Members, and the Senior Environment Engineer (Environment Impact Assessment) of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee as Member Secretary. Both the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committee shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of the notification's publication. The notification specifies procedures for decision-making, including unanimity for the Authority and consensus for the Committee, with provisions for majority decisions. It also mandates conflict of interest avoidance measures, such as declaring associations, prohibiting EIA/EMP consultation for projects under their purview during tenure, and recusal from appraisal processes if consultancy services were provided to a project proponent in the preceding five years. The administration of the Union territory of National Capital Territory of Delhi is to notify an agency to act as Secretariat, providing financial and logistic support.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13102025-266887 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4491] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025/ASVINA 17, 1947 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th October, 2025 S.O. 4620(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 Union territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for the Union territory, National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following Members, namely:— +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 1. | Sh. Satish Chandra Srivastav, | - Chairman; | | | Plot No.823, Sector-8C, Gandhinagar-382007 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 2. | Sh. Charu Dutta Singh, | - Member; | | | Flat No. C/3, Vedanta Kamal Apartments, Plot no.111/9, Kishangarh, Aruna | | | | Asaf Ali Road, Vasantkunj, New Delhi -110070 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 3. | Member Secretary | -Member Secretary. | | | (Delhi Pollution Control Committee) | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ 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 Union territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 6 of this notification. 5. All decisions of the Authority shall be taken in a meeting and shall 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. 6. The Central Government, in consultation with the Union territory, National Capital Territory of Delhi, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the Union territory Level Expert Appraisal Committee for Union territory of National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following Members, namely:— +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 1. | Sh. Nityanand Srivastava, | -Chairman; | | | Plot No.1149/2, Sector-2D, Near Swami Narayan Mandir Gandhi Nagar, | | | | Gujarat-382007 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 2. | Professor N.C Gupta, | Member; | | | Indraprastha University | | | | University School of Environment Management, GGS Indraprastha | | | | University, Sec 16 C, Dwarka | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 3. | Professor Kiranmay Sarma | - Member; | | | Indraprastha University | | | | University School of Environment Management | | | | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | | | | Dwarka Sector 16C, | | | | New Delhi 110078 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 4. | Sh. Rais Ali, | - Member; | | | New Delhi Municipal Council | | | | Flat No. 1, Type-IV, Golf Link Sadan, Golf Links, New Delhi | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 5. | Professor Chirashree Ghosh, | Member; | | | Department of Environmental Studies, Delhi University, Delhi-110007 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 6. | Professor Prodyut Bhattacharya, | - Member; | | | Indraprastha University | | | | University, School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh | | | | Indraprastha University, Block A, Sector-16C, Dwarka-New Delhi-110078 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 7. | Dr. Arun Pratap Sikarwar, | - Member; | | | Associate Professor | | | | Dept. of Education in Science & Mathematics, National Council of | | | | Educational Research and Training, New Delhi | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 8. | Professor Balaram Pani | - Member; | | | Dean of Colleges, Delhi University | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 9. | Dr. Smita Sundaram | Member; | | | Assistant Professor, Zakir Hussain Delhi (Environment) College, | | | | Delhi University | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 10. | Senior Environment Engineer (Environment Impact Assessment), | Member Secretary. | | | Delhi Pollution Control Committee, 4th and 5th Floor, ISBT Building, | | | | Kashmere Gate, Delhi-06 | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ 7. 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. 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 a consensus in each case, and if consensus cannot be reached, the view of the majority shall prevail. 10. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,— (i) the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Chairman and Member of the Committee shall,— (a) declare as 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 a project, which is to be decided by the Authority or to be appraised by the Committee during their tenure; and (ii) if the Chairman or any Member of the Authority or the Committee has provided consultancy services or conducted environment impact assessment studies for any project proponent during the preceding five years, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority or the Committee in the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 11. The administration of Union territory of National Capital Territory of Delhi shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority and the Committee and the Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification. 12. 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 Union territory administration. [F. No. J-11013-62-2007-IA.II(I)] Dr. AMANDEEP GARG, Addl. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.10.13 12:02:20 +05'30'

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