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Date: 06-Oct-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification for reconstitution of SEIAA/SEAC, Assam

Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Division

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) for Assam.
  • These bodies are formed in pursuance of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and notification S.O. 1533(E), dated September 14, 2006.
  • The SEIAA will make decisions based on the recommendations of the SEAC.

Key Changes

  • The notification constitutes the SEIAA for Assam, with Mr. Rajesh Kemprai as Chairman, Dr. Sarat Phukan as Member, and the Secretary of Assam's Environment and Forest Department as Member Secretary.
  • The notification also constitutes the SEAC for Assam, with Mr. Jatindra Sarma as Chairman and several other members listed from various institutions.
  • The Chairman and Members of both the SEIAA and SEAC will hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of the notification.
  • The SEAC will function on the principle of collective responsibility, with the Chairman striving for consensus, and in the absence of consensus, the majority view will prevail.
  • The notification specifies that members of the SEIAA and SEAC must declare any conflicts of interest, including associations with consulting organizations and project proponents.
  • Members must recuse themselves from evaluating projects proposed by proponents for whom they have provided consultancy services or conducted EIA studies in the preceding five years.
  • The Assam State Government will designate an agency to serve as the secretariat for both the SEIAA and the SEAC, providing financial and logistical support.
  • Sitting fees, travel allowances, and dearness allowances for the Chairman and Members of the SEIAA and SEAC will be paid according to Assam State Government rules.

Impact Analysis

Government of Assam

  • The Assam Government should ensure that the SEIAA and SEAC are functional and effective in environmental impact assessment.

Project Proponents in Assam

  • Project proponents should be prepared for thorough and potentially more rigorous environmental reviews.

Environmental Consultants

  • Environmental consultants who have worked with a project proponent in the past five years may need to recuse themselves from projects involving that proponent.

General Public

  • The public can hold the SEIAA and SEAC accountable for their decisions.

Key Entities Referenced

State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Assam: The primary authority responsible for environmental impact assessment in Assam, making decisions based on recommendations from the SEAC. Consists of a Chairman, Member, and Member Secretary. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Assam: A committee constituted to provide expert appraisal and recommendations to the SEIAA. Consists of a Chairman and several members with expertise in various environmental fields. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation under which the SEIAA and SEAC are constituted. Section 3 provides the power to the Central Government to take measures to protect and improve the environment. Notification S.O. 1533(E), dated September 14, 2006: The original notification that provides the framework for environmental impact assessment and the constitution of environmental authorities. This notification is referenced as the basis for the current notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-06102023-249212 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D6H1x0x2x0 23-249212 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 4183] नई दिल्ली, िक्रु वार, अक्त बू र 6, 2023/आजश्व न 14 , 1945 No. 4183] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2023/ASVINA 14, 1945 पर्ावा रण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 6,अक्त ूबर, 2023 का.आ. 4354(अ).—केन्‍द रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित् त िजक्त र्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए और भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना, संखर्ांक का.आ.1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश् चात ् उक्त अजधसूचना कहा गर्ा ह)ै के अनुसरण म ें राज्र् स्ट् तरीर् पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण, असम (जिसे इसमें इसके पश् चात ् प्राजधकरण कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसमें जनम्न जलजखत सिस्ट् र् होंग,े अर्ाात:् - (i) श्री रािेि केम्परार्, --- अध्र्क्ष; जविेष आर्क्तु और जविेष सजचव (सेवाजनवृत), लोक जनमााण (सड़क), असम सरकार, मकान सं. 101, प्रजतष्ठा अपार्ामेंर्, बजसष्ठपरु , बार् लने सं.-4, सवे बेलर्ोला, गुवाहार्ी -28 (ii) डॉ. सरत फुकान, --- सिस्ट्र् प्रोफेसर, भू-जवज्ञान जवभाग, गुवाहार्ी जवश्वजवद्धार्ल, गुवाहार्ी -781014 (iii) सजचव, असम सरकार, पर्ाावरण और वन जवभाग। --- सिस्ट्र्-सजचव 6326 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 2. प्राजधकरण, के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्, रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन वष ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े । 3. प्राजधकरण, ऐसी िजक्तर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदक्रर्ा का अनुपालन करेगा िैसा उक्त अजधसूचना द्वारा जवजनर्िाष् र् दकर्ा िाए । 4. प्राजधकरण, असम सरकार के जलए परै ा 5 के अधीन गरठत राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ मूल्र्ांकन सजमजत की जसफाररिों पर अपना जवजनश्चर् करेगा । 5. केन्‍दरीर् सरकार, प्राजधकरण को सहार्ता करन े के प्रर्ोिन के जलए असम सरकार के परामिा स े राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ मूल्र्ांकन सजमजत (जिसे इसमें इसके पश् चात् सजमजत कहा गर्ा ह)ै , का गठन करती ह,ै जिसमें जनम्नजलजखत सिस्ट्र् होंग,े अर्ाात:् - (i) श्री जितेन्‍दर सरमा, -अध्र्क्ष; क्षेत्र जनिेिक, कािीरंगा राष्ट्रीर् उद्यान (सेवाजनवृत्त), समीप चांिमारी फ्लाईओवर के पास, कलाभूजम के पीछे, बीएसएनएल र्ावर (मकान सं. 3), चांिमारी, गुवाहार्ी-781021 (ii) डॉ. अपूबा कुमार िास, - सिस्ट्र्; प्रोफेसर, पर्ाावरण जवज्ञान जवभाग, तेिपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर् तेिपुर-784028. (iii) डॉ. जबिॉर् िंकर गोस्ट्वामी, - सिस्ट्र्; वररष्ठ सहार्क प्रोफेसर, रसार्न जवज्ञान जवभाग, बी बोरूआ महाजवद्यालर्, गुवाहार्ी (iv) डॉ. राहुल महतं ा, -सिस्ट्र्; सहार्क प्रोफेसर, भौजतक जवज्ञान कॉर्न जवश्वजवद्यालर्, गुवाहार्ी, असम-781001 (v) श्री अरूप बापुािरी, -सिस्ट्र्; िॉनकी नगर, समीप प्रतीक्षा अस्ट्पताल, मकान सं. 36-एबी: डा.खा. हने गराबारी, पुजलस र्ानााः दिसपरु , जिला: कामरूप (एम), गुवाहार्ी-781036 (vi) डॉ. रजा रफीकुल हक, -सिस्ट्र्; पर्ाावरण जवज्ञान जवभाग, तेजपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, तेजपरु -784028 (vii) श्री िांतन ुभट्टाचार्ा, -सिस्ट्र्; अपर मुखर् अजभर्ंता (सेवाजनवृत्त), असम लोक जनमााण जवभाग, असम सरकार, मकान.सं.-2, गवनामेंर् प्रेस रोड, बामुजनमैिाम, गुवाहार्ी-781021 (viii) सिस्ट्र् सजचव, प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा, असम। सिस्ट्र् सजचव। 6. सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्, रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन वषा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े । 7. दकसी भी प्रकार के जहत म ें जवरोध के पररविान के जलए- (i) प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् तर्ा सजमजत -[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (क) घोजषत करेंग े दक वे दकस परामिा सगं ठन स े िुड े हुए ह ैं तर्ा पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावकों के बारे म ें भी घोषणा करेंग े ; (ख) पररर्ोिना के जलए पर्ाावरणीर् समाघात जनधाारण तर्ा पर्ाावरण प्रबंध र्ोिना की तैर्ारी के संबंध म ें कोई परामि ा र्ा सहार्ता नहीं लेंग,े जिसका जवजनश्चर् प्राजधकरण द्वारा दकर्ा िाना ह ैर्ा जिसका मूल्र्ांकन सजमजत द्वारा उसके कार्ाकाल म ेंदकर्ा िाना ह;ै और (ii) पूवावती पांच वषों म,ें र्दि सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष र्ा दकसी सिस्ट्र् न े दकसी पररर्ोिना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामि ा सेवाए ं िी ह ैं र्ा पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधारा ण अध्र्र्न संचाजलत दकर्ा ह,ै वह ऐस े प्रस्ट्तावकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी पररर्ोिना के मूल्र्ांकन की प्रदक्रर्ा म ें सजमजत की बैठकों स े स्ट्वर् ं को बचा लगें े । 8. सजमजत ऐसी िजक्तर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगी तर्ा ऐसी प्रदक्रर्ाओं की अनुपालना करेगी िैसा उक्त अजधसूचना म ें जवजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाए । 9. सजमजत, सामूजहक उत्तरिाजर्त्व के जसद्धांत पर कार् ा करेगी तर्ा अध्र्क्ष प्रत्र्ेक मामल े म ें सवासम् मजत पर पहुचं ने का प्रर्ास करेंग े तर्ा र्दि सवासम् मजत पर पहुचं न ें म ें वह असफल रहत े ह ैंतो बहुमत का मत अजभभावी होगा । 10. (i) असम राज्र् सरकार, दकसी अजभकरण को जवजनर्िाष्ट करेगी िो प्राजधकरण तर्ा सजमजत के सजचवालर् के रुप म ें कार् ा करेगा । (ii) सजचवालर्, जवत्तीर् तर्ा संभार-तंत्र समर्ना , जिसके अंतगात वास-सजु वधा, पररवहन और उक्त अजधसूचना के अधीन उनके कृत्र्ों के संबंध में ऐसी अन्‍दर् प्रसुजवधाए ं भी ह,ैं का उपबंध करवाएगा। 11. प्राजधकरण तर्ा सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष तर्ा सिस्ट्र्ों को बैठक के जलए की फीस, र्ात्रा भत्ता और मंहगाई भत्ता, असम राज्र् सरकार के सुसंगत जनर्मों के उपबंधों के अनुसार संित्त होंगे । [फा. सं. आईए 3-13/5/2023-आई.ए.III] डॉ. सुिीत कुमार बािपेर्ी, संर्क्ु त सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th October, 2023 S.O. 4354(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 Assam (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following persons, namely: - (i) Sri Rajesh Kemprai, -Chairman; Special Commissioner and Special Secretary (Retd.), Public Works (Roads), Government of Assam, House No.101, Pratistha Apartment, Basisthapur, Bye Lane No.4, Survey, Beltola, Guwahati- 28. (ii) Dr. Sarat Phukan, -Member; Professor, Department of Geological Science, Guwahati University, Guwahati-781014. (iii) Secretary to the Government of Assam, Environment and Forest -Member Secretary. Department. 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 GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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 Assam. 5. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Assam, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following persons, namely: - (i) Shri Jatindra Sarma, -Chairman; Field Director, Kaziranga National Park (Retd.), Near Chandmari Flyover, Behind Kalabhumi, BSNL Tower (House No. 3), Chandmari, Guwahati-781021. (ii) Dr. Apurba Kumar Das, -Member; Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Tezpur-784028. (iii) Dr. Bijoy Sankar Goswami, -Member; Sr. Asst. Professor, Department of Chemistry, B. Borooah College, Guwahati. (iv) Dr. Rahul Mahanta, -Member; Associate Professor, Physics Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam-781001. (v) Shri Arup Barpujary, -Member; Jonaki Nagar, Near Pratiksha Hospital, House No. 36-AB, P.O.: Hengrabari, P.S.: Dispur, Dist.: Kamrup (M), Guwahati-781036. (vi) Dr. Raza Rafiqul Houque, -Member; Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Tezpur-784028. (vii) Shri Shantanoo Bhattacharyya, -Member; Additional Chief Engineer (Retd.), Assam Public Works Department, Government of Assam, House No. 2, Government Press Road, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-781021. (viii) Member Secretary, -Member Pollution Control Board, Assam. 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 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) 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 case, and if they fail to reach consensus, the view of the majority shall prevail. 10. (i) The State Government of Assam shall specify an agency to act as secretariat of the Authority and the Committee. (ii) The secretariat shall provide financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification. 11. 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 Assam. [F. No. IA3-13/5/2023-IA.III] Dr. SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE, Jt. 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.

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