Reconstitution of SEIAA and SEAC of Andhra Pradesh

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22102024-258141 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No.4246] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024/ASVINA 30, 1946 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd October, 2024 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 State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Andhra Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following Members, namely: - (i) Shri Bandla Siva Sankar Prasad, Plot no. 197 Prashasan Nagar, Road no. 72, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500110 -Chairman; (ii) Dr. Muduru Srimurali, Flat No.A-506, 5th Floor, MEDAS ADOBE, Behind Raithu Bazar Jayasankar Nagar, RC Road, Tirupathi 517502 -Member; and (iii) Special Secretary to the Government, Environment, Forests, Science and Technology Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi -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 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 6 for the State of Andhra Pradesh. 5. 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 forward a copy thereof to the Central Government; 6. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Andhra Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following Members, namely:- (i) Shri Batchu Siva Prasad, Flat No. 102, Trinethra Apartments, Dasari Lingaiah Street, Mogalrajapuram, Vijaywada - Chairperson; (ii) Shri Chenchugarla Krishna Moorthy, Flat Number: G-01, Padmavathi Towers, Thirumalareddy Nagar, Tirupathi 517 501 - Member; (iii) Dr. Thummala Chandrasekhar, H. No. 79/71-81, Shri Raghavendra Township Near Sakshi Office, Kadapa -Member; (iv) Prof. Kondra Sudhakar Babu, Flat No. 405, 5th Floor, Mahaboob Towers, Georgepet, Near More Market, Ananthapuramu 515004. -Member; (v) Prof. Gonuguntla Venkata Naidu, Door No.28-3-168, Tarakanath Colony, Sarada Nagar, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Engineering College Road, Anantapur -Member; (vi) Prof. Guntuku Girija Sankar, 6-21-11/2, Flat No. 401, Skyline Vaibhavam Apartment, East Point Colony, Visakhapatnam-17 -Member; (vii) Shri Godavathi Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Chowdary, SL-04/7, Paramount Towers, Panorama Hills, Nyaya Vidya Parishad Law College Road, Yendada, Visakhapatnam 530045 -Member; (viii) Prof. Peela Sujatha, W/o PVLN Murthy, D. No. 1-51-8/2, Sector-1, Near Sanjeevi Hospital, Muvvala Vani Palem Colony, Lawsons Bay Colony, Visakhapatnam – 530017 -Member; (ix) Dr. Ponnekanti Joseph Ratnakar, D. No. 18-52/4, Kolakalur, Tenali 522307, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh -Member; (x) Dr. Muvva Vijayalakshmi, D.No. 4-19-13/1, Sai Nilayam, Vijayapuri 1st lane, Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy Choudary College road, Guntur -522 006 -Member; (xi) Dr. Billa Sarath Babu, D. No. 18-23, Military colony, Near Upparapalli Highway, Arch, Tirupati 517502 -Member; (xii) Dr. Ramannagari Bhavani, D.No.13-2-426, Ramachandra Nagar, Anantapur -Member; (xiii) Prof. Chalamcherla Vijaya, Flat No. 102, Leela Roses Apartments, Srinagar Colony, Magunta Layout, Nellore – 524001 -Member; (xiv) Dr. Arza Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy, 103A, Pinnamaneni Residency, Goli Krishna Street, Ramavarapadu, Vijayawada-521108 -Member; and (xv) Chief Environmental Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy Paryavaran Bhavan, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited Colony Road, Gurunanak Colony, Auto Nagar, Vijayawada -520007 -Member Secretary. 7. The Chairperson 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 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 Chairperson and Member of 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 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) if the Chairman or any Member of the Authority or the Chairperson and Member of 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 State Government of Andhra Pradesh shall specify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority and the Committee and the Secretariat shall provide financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification. 12. 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 Andhra Pradesh. [F. No. J-11013/36/2007-IA.II(I)] Dr. AMANDEEP GARG, Addl. Secy.