Notification with regard to reconstitution of SEIAA and SEAC of Punjab

6256 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3861] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 /ASVIN A 3, 194 6 CG-DL-E-26092024-257513 [फा. सं. िे -11013/43/2007 –आईए. II (I)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th September, 2024 S.O. 421 9(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, Punjab (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following Members, namely: - (i) Sh. Jitendra Sharma House No.85, Sector 5A, Eco City 1, P.O Mullanpur Garibdass, New Chandigarh Distt. SAS Nagar, Punjab -140901 - Chairman; (ii) Dr. Anoop Verma Associate Professor and Head, School of Engineering and Environment, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala -147004 - Member; and (iii) Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Punjab - 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 Punjab. 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 a copy thereof sent to MoEF. 6. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Punjab, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Punjab (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following Members, namely: - (i) Dr. Satnam Singh Ladhar House No.2457, Sector -79, S.A.S. Nagar, 140308 - Chairperson; (ii) Er. Manjit Singh S.C.F -19, Kabir Park, Opp. G.N.D University, Amritsar, 143002 - Member; (iii) Prof.(Dr.) Saroj Bala 362-A, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar -143001 - Member; (iv) Er. Daljeet Singh Cheema House No.563, Sector -18-B, Chandigarh, 160018 - Member; (v) Mr. Aseem Kumar Sharma House No.140, Sector -16-A, Chandigarh, 160015 - Member; (vi) Dr. Naresh Kumar Bhardwaj House No.3287, Sector -35-A, Chandigarh - Member; and (vii) Additional Director, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Punjab. - Member Secretary. 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 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 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 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 Punjab 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 Punjab. [F.No. J -11013/43/ 2007-IA.II(I)] AMANDEEP GARG , Addl .Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.