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Date: 03-May-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

NOTIFICATION FOR RECONSTITUTION OF SEIAA/SEAC CHANDIGARH

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/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Chandigarh (Authority, Chandigarh) and the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC, Chandigarh).

Key Changes

  • The State/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Chandigarh is constituted with Dr. Srishti Pal Vasudeva as Chairman, Dr. R.S. Saini as Member and Director, Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration as Member-Secretary.
  • The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Chandigarh shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
  • The State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Chandigarh is constituted to assist the Authority. It comprises of 11 members with Dr. H.C Sharma as Chairman and Scientist ‘SD’, Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration as Member-Secretary.
  • The Chairman and Members of the SEAC, Chandigarh shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
  • The notification specifies guidelines to avoid conflict of interest for the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the SEAC, Chandigarh.
  • The Chandigarh State Government will notify an agency to act as the Secretariat for the Authority and the SEAC, Chandigarh and provide all necessary support.
  • Sitting fees, travel allowances, and dearness allowances for the Chairman and Members of both the Authority and the SEAC will be paid according to Chandigarh State Government rules.

Impact Analysis

Government of Chandigarh

  • The Chandigarh State Government will be responsible for paying sitting fees, travel allowances, and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the SEAC, Chandigarh as per their rules.

Environment Department, Chandigarh Administration

  • Scientist ‘SD’ from the Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration, will serve as the Member-Secretary of the SEAC, Chandigarh.

Project Proponents in Chandigarh

  • Any project proponent who has previously engaged the Chairman or any members of the Authority or SEAC for consultancy services or EIA studies in the past five years, the respective member shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority, Chandigarh and SEAC, Chandigarh in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents.

Members of the Authority and SEAC, Chandigarh

  • Members must recuse themselves from evaluating projects proposed by proponents for whom they have provided consultancy services or conducted EIA studies in the past five years.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation under which the notification is issued, specifically referencing Section 3, sub-section (3). Notification S.O. 1533(E), dated September 14, 2006: The original notification that this notification follows in constituting the State/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Chandigarh. State/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Chandigarh (Authority, Chandigarh): The constituted authority responsible for environmental impact assessments in Chandigarh. State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Chandigarh (SEAC, Chandigarh): The expert committee constituted to assist the Authority, Chandigarh, in the appraisal of projects. Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC): Representative of Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) (Scientist E) is a member of SEAC, Chandigarh.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-03052023-245636 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-03052023-245636 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.ं 1944] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, मई 3, 2023/विै ाख 13, 1945 No. 1944] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023/VAISAKHA 13, 1945 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 3 मई, 2023 का.आ. 2032(अ).—केन्‍द रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित् त िज‍त र्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए और भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2 म ें का.आ. स.ं 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतबं र, 2006 द्वारा प्रकाजित भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश् चात ् उ‍त अजधसूचना कहा गर्ा ह)ै के अनुसरण म ें राज्र् स्ट् तर पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण चडं ीगढ़ (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश् चात् प्राजधकरण, चंडीगढ़ कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसमें जनम्न जलजखत सिस्ट् र् होंगे, अर्ाात्:- 1. डॉ. सृज‍ि पाल वासुिेव, अध्र्क्ष; सेवाजनवृत प्रधान मुख्र् वनसरं क्षक, जहमाचल प्रिेि 2. डॉ. आर.एस. सैनी, महाप्रबंधक, सिस्ट्र्; ग्रीन इकोनॉमी इजनिेरिव प्राईवेि जलजमिेड और मुख्र् कार्ाकारी अजधकारी, ग्रीन इकोनॉमी कॉईलेिन फाऊडिे न 2897 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3. जनिेिक, पर्ाावरण जवभाग, चडं ीगढ़ प्रिासन सिस्ट्र्-सजचव। 2. प्राजधकरण, चंडीगढ़ के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े । 3. प्राजधकरण, चडं ीगढ़ ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदिर्ा का अनुसरण करेगा िो उि अजधसूचना म ें जवजनर्िा‍ ि ह ैं। 4. प्राजधकरण, चडं ीगढ़ अपने जवजनश्चर् चंडीगढ़ संघ राज्र्क्षेत्र के जलए इस अजधसूचना द्वारा गरठत राज्र्/ संघ राज्र्क्षेत्र स्ट्तर जविेर्ज्ञ अंकन सजमजत जिसे इसमें इसके पश्च ात)् एस.ई.ए.सी., चडं ीगढ़ कहा गर्ा ह(ै की जसफाररिों के आधार पर करेगा । 5. केन्‍दरीर् सरकार, प्राजधकरण, चंडीगढ़ की सहार्ता के प्रर्ोिन के जलए चंडीगढ़ सरकार के परामिा से एस.ई.ए.सी., चंडीगढ़ का गठन करती ह ैजिसम ें जनम्नजलजखत व् र्ज‍त होंग,े अर्ाात्:-- (i) डॉ. एच.सी. िमाा, सेवाजनवृत् त प्रधान वैज्ञाजनक अजधकारी, राज्र् प्रिर्ू ण जनर्ंत्रण -अध्र्क्ष; बोडा, जहमाचल प्रिेि (ii) डॉ वररन्‍द िर ससंह कंवर, उप कुलपजत, जचिकारा जवश् वजवद्यालर्, जहमाचल प्रििे सिस्ट्र्; (iii) डॉ. अनूप वमाा, एसोजसएि प्रोफेसर और प्रमुख, स्ट् कूल ऑफ एनिी एंड एन्‍द वार्रमेंि, सिस्ट्र्; र्ापर इंस्ट् िीट्यूि ऑफ इंिीजनर्ररंग एंड िै‍न ोलॉिी, परिर्ाला (iv) डा. अल् का िमा ा ग्रोवर, उपाध्र् क्ष, डीएवी ग्ल ोबल स्ट् कूल, परिर्ाला, डीएवी मैनेसिगं सिस्ट्र्; कॅमेिी, नई दिल्ल ी (v) डॉ वाई.के. रावल, अध् र्क्ष, जडपािामेंि ऑफ िलू ोिी, पंिाब जवश् वजवद्यालर्, चंडीगढ़ सिस्ट्र्; (vi) डा. नीरि खत्री, वैज्ञाजनक (वरर‍ठ प्रधान वैज्ञाजनक)प्रोफेसर, इंस्ट् िीट्यूि ऑफ सिस्ट्र्; माइिोजबर्ल िै‍न ोलॉिी, चडं ीगढ़ (vii) डा. डेिी रानी बारिि, प्रोफेसर, जडपािामेंि ऑफ बॉिनी, पंिाब जवश् वजवद्यालर्, सिस्ट्र्; चंडीगढ़ (viii) डॉ िेजवन्‍द िर ससंह, प्रो वाइस चांसलर,चडं ीगढ़ जवश् वजवद्यालर् सिस्ट्र्; (ix) श्री दिनेि जतवारी, वैज्ञाजनक ई, केंरीर् भूिल बोडा, उत्तर पजश्चमी क्षेत्र, चडं ीगढ़ सिस्ट्र्; (x) प्रिर्ू ण जनर्ंत्रण कमेिी चडं ीगढ़ के प्रजतजनजध (सीपीसीसी) (वैज्ञाजनक ई) सिस्ट्र्; (xi) वैज्ञाजनक ‘एसडी’ पर्ाावरण जवभाग, चडं ीगढ़ प्रिासन सिस्ट्र् सजचव। 6. एस.ई.ए.सी., चडं ीगढ़ के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े । 7. जहतों के िकराव स े बचने के जलए- (i) प्राजधकरण, चडं ीगढ़ और एस.ई.ए.सी., चंडीगढ़ के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्- (क) र्ह घोजर्त करेंगे दक व े दकस परामि ा सगं ठन और पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावक से भी िडु े ह;ैं[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (ख) दकसी पररर्ोिना के जलए पर्ाावरणीर् समाघात जनधाारण (ईआईए) पर्ाावरण प्रबंधन र्ोिना की तैर्ारी के जलए कोई परामि ा र्ा सहर्ोगी नहीं लगें े,िो उनके कार्ाकाल के िौरान प्राजधकरण, चडं ीगढ़ और एस.ई.ए.सी., चंडीगढ़ द्वारा मल्ू र्ांकन दकर्ा गर्ा; तर्ा (ii) र्दि जपछले पांच वर्ों म,ें अध्र्क्ष र्ा प्राजधकरण, चंडीगढ़ और एस.ई.ए.सी., चंडीगढ़ के दकसी भी सिस्ट्र् ने दकसी पररर्ोिना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामि ा सेवाए ं प्रिान की ह ैं र्ा ईआईए अध्र्र्न आर्ोजित दकर्ा ह,ै तो उस जस्ट्र्जत म ें वे स्ट्वर् ं को ऐसे समर्ाकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी भी पररर्ोिना के मूल्र्ांकन की प्रदिर्ा म ें प्राजधकरण, चंडीगढ़ और एस.ई.ए.सी., चंडीगढ़ की बैठक स ेबचाव करेंगे। 8. एस.ई.ए.सी., चडं ीगढ़ ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगी और ऐसी प्रदिर्ाओं का पालन करेगी िो उि अजधसूचना म ें जवजनर्िा‍ ि ह ैं। 9. एस.ई.ए.सी., चडं ीगढ़ सामूजहक उत्तरिाजर्त्व के जसद्ांत पर काम करेगी और अध्र्क्ष प्रत्र्ेक मामले म ें सवासम् मजत पर पहुचं ने का प्रर्ास करेगा और र्दि सवासम् मजत पर नहीं पहुचं ा िा सकता ह ैतो बहुमत का मत अजभभावी होगा । 10. चंडीगढ़ राज्र् सरकार, प्राजधकरण चंडीगढ़ और एस.ई.ए.सी., चडं ीगढ़ के जलए सजचवालर् के रूप म ें कार् ा करने के जलए दकसी अजभकरण को अजधसूजचत करेंगी और सभी जवत्तीर् और संभार तंत्र संबंधी सहार्ता, जिसके अंतगात वास- सुजवधा, पररवहन और उनके सभी कानूनी कृत्र्ों की बाबत अन्‍दर् सुजवधाएं भी ह,ैं उपलब्ध कराएगी । 11. प्राजधकरण, चंडीगढ़ के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्ों तर्ा एस.ई.ए.सी., चंडीगढ़ के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्ों की बैठक की फीस, र्ात्रा भत्ता और मंहगाई भत्ता चंडीगढ़ राज्र् सरकार के जनर्मों के अनुसार संित्त दकर्ा िाएगा । [फा. स.ं आईए 3-13/1/2023-आई.ए. III] डॉ. सुिीत कुमार बािपेर्ी, सर्ं ‍ु त सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd May, 2023 S.O. 2032(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 considers it necessary or expedient so to do, hereby constitutes the State/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, Chandigarh) comprising of following persons, namely:- (i) Dr. Srishti Pal Vasudeva, Retired as Principal Chief Conservator of - Chairman; Forests, Himachal Pradesh (ii) Dr. R.S. Saini, Managing Director, - Member; Green Economy Initiatives Private Limited & CEO Green Economy Coalition Foundation (iii) Director, Department of Environment, - Member- Chandigarh Administration Secretary. 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Chandigarh shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3. The Authority, Chandigarh shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority, Chandigarh shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the SEAC, Chandigarh) constituted for the Union Territory of Chandigarh by this notification. 5. To assist the Authority, Chandigarh, the Central Government in consultation with the Government of Chandigarh, hereby constitutes the SEAC, Chandigarh comprising of the following persons, namely: - (i) Dr. H.C Sharma, Retired as Principal Scientific Officer from Himachal - Chairman; Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (ii) Dr. Varinder Singh Kanwar, Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, - Member; Himachal Pradesh (iii) Dr. Anoop Verma, Associate Professor and Head, School of Energy and - Member; Environment, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala (iv) Dr. Alka Sharma Grover, Vice Chairperson, DAV Global School, - Member; Patiala, DAV Managing Committee, New Delhi (v) Dr. Y.K Rawal, Chairman, Department of Zoology, Punjab University, - Member; Chandigarh (vi) Dr. Neeraj Khatri, Scientist (Senior Principal Scientist)/ Professor at - Member; Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh (vii) Dr. Daizy Rani Batish, Professor, Department of Botany, Punjab - Member; University, Chandigarh (viii) Dr. Devinder Singh, Pro Vice Chancellor, Chandigarh University - Member; (ix) Sh. Dinesh Tiwari, Scientist E, Central Ground Water Board, North - Member; Western Region, Chandigarh. (x) Representative of Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) - Member; (Scientist E) (xi) Scientist ‘SD’, Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration - Member- Secretary. 6. The Chairman and Members of the SEAC, Chandigarh shall hold office for a term 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, Chandigarh and SEAC, Chandigarh - (a) shall declare to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; (b) shall not undertake any consultation or associate with preparation of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Management Plan for a project, which is to be appraised by the Authority, Chandigarh and the SEAC, Chandigarh during their tenure; and (ii) if in the past five years, the Chairman or any of the Members of the Authority, Chandigarh and SEAC, Chandigarh have provided consultancy services or conducted EIA studies for any project proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority, Chandigarh and SEAC, Chandigarh in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents. 8. The SEAC, Chandigarh shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 9. The SEAC, Chandigarh 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 10. The State Government of Chandigarh shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority, Chandigarh and the SEAC, Chandigarh and the Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all its statutory functions. 11. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Chandigarh and the Chairman and Members of the SEAC, Chandigarh shall be paid in accordance with the applicable rules made by the Government of Chandigarh. [F. No.IA3-13/1/2023-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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