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Date: 25-Sep-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification with regard to reconstitution of SEIAA and SEAC of Punjab

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

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What it means

  • This gazette notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, dated September 25, 2024, announces the constitution of two bodies in Punjab: the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Authority) and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (Committee).
  • These bodies will be responsible for assessing the environmental impact of projects in Punjab and making recommendations to the Central Government.

Key Changes

  • Establishment of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Authority) with a Chairman (Sh. Jitendra Sharma), a Member (Dr. Anoop Verma), and a Member Secretary (Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary from the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Punjab).
  • Establishment of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (Committee) with a Chairperson (Dr. Satnam Singh Ladhar) and six other members, including an Additional Director from the Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Punjab.
  • Both the Authority and the Committee will have a three-year term from the date of publication of the notification.
  • The Authority will base its decisions on the recommendations of the Committee.
  • Decisions will be taken in meetings, aiming for unanimity; if not unanimous, the majority view will prevail, with details recorded and sent to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF).
  • Conflict of interest provisions are included, requiring members to declare past associations with consulting organizations and project proponents and to recuse themselves from appraisals where conflicts exist.
  • The Punjab State Government will provide administrative support, including financial and logistical assistance, to both the Authority and the Committee.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Businesses

  • Increased costs associated with preparing comprehensive environmental impact assessments.

Impact on the Environment

  • Reduced environmental damage from projects due to stricter environmental safeguards.

Impact on Government

  • Improved enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.

Suggested Action Items

  • The Central Government should provide guidance and support to the newly established bodies.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The issuing authority of the gazette notification. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986): The legal basis for the constitution of the Authority and Committee. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Authority): The newly constituted body responsible for assessing environmental impacts of projects in Punjab. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (Committee): The newly constituted body that will provide recommendations to the Authority. Government of Punjab: Responsible for providing administrative and financial support to the Authority and Committee.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-26092024-257513 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D6H0x9x2x0 24-257513 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.ं 3861] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, जसतम्ब र 25, 2024/आजिन 3, 1946 No. 3861] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024/ASVINA 3, 1946 पर्ावा रण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ल ी, 25 जसतम्बर, 2024 का.आ. 4219अ)-- केंद्रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए और भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर,2006 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उि अजधसूचना कहा गर्ा ह)ै के अनुसरण में, राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण, पंिाब (जिस े इसमें इसके पश्चात् प्राजधकरण कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती है, जिसमें जनम्नजलजखत सिस्ट्र् होंगे, अर्ाात् :- (i) श्री जितेन्द्द्र िमाा - अध्र्क्ष मकान सं. 85, सैक्टर 5ए, इको जसटी 1 डाकखाना मुल्लनपुर गरीबिास, न्यू चंडीगढ़ जिला एसएएस नगर, पंिाब 140901 (ii) डा. अनूप वमाा सह आचार्ा और अध्र्क्ष - सिस्ट्र्; और 6256 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] इंिीजनर्री और पर्ाावरण स्ट्कूल र्ापर इंिीजनर्री और प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट्र्ान परटर्ाला – 147004 (iii) अपर सजचव र्ा संर्ुि सजचव - सिस्ट्र् सजचव। जवज्ञान, प्रौद्योजगकी और पर्ाावरण जवभाग पंिाब सरकार 2. प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्, रािपत्र में इस अजधसचू ना के प्रकािन की तारीख से तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंगे । 3. प्राजधकरण ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदिर्ाओं का अनसु रण करेगा िो उि अजधसूचना में जवजनर्िाष्ट की गई ह ैं । 4. प्राजधकरण पंिाब राज्र् के जलए पैरा 6 के अधीन गरठत राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेर्ज्ञ मूल्र्ांकन सजमजत की जसफाररिों पर अपना जवजनश्चर् करेगा । 5. प्राजधकरण के सभी जवजनश्चर् बैठक में दकए िांएगे और साधारणतर्ा सवासम्मत होंगे : परंत ु र्दि जवजनश्चर् बहुमत द्वारा दकर्ा िाता है, इसके पक्ष और जवपक्ष में जवचारों के ब्र्ौरे कार्ावृत्त म ें स्ट्पष्टतर्ा अजभजलजखत दकए िांएगे और उसकी एक प्रजत पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् को भेिी िाएगी। 6. केंद्रीर् सरकार, पंिाब राज्र् सरकार के परामिा से, प्राजधकरण की सहार्ता करन े के प्रर्ोिन के जलए राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेर्ज्ञ मूल्र्ांकन सजमजत पंिाब (जिस े इसमें इसके पश्चात् सजमजत कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती है, जिसमें जनम्नजलजखत सिस्ट्र् होंगे, अर्ाात्:-- (i) डा.सतनाम ससंह लाधर - अध्र्क्ष; मकान नं. 2457, सेक्टर 79 एसएएस नगर, 140308 (ii) इंिीजनर्र मंिीत ससहं - सिस्ट्र्; एस.सी.एफ 19, कबीर पाका गुरु नानक िेव जविजवद्यालर्, के सामने, अमृतसर, 143002 (iii) प्रो. (डा.) सरोिबाला - सिस्ट्र्; 362 – ए, रणिीत एवेन्द्र्ू अमृतसर- 143001 (iv) इंिीजनर्र िलिीत ससहं चीमा - सिस्ट्र्; मकान नं. 563 सेक्टर-18बी चंडीगढ़- 160018[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (v) श्री असीमकुमार िमाा - सिस्ट्र्; मकान नं. 140 सेक्टर 16-ए चंडीगढ़ 160015 (vi) डा. नरेि कुमार भारद्वाि - सिस्ट्र्; और मकान नं. 3287, सेक्टर-35 ए चंडीगढ़ (vii) अपर जनिेिक - सिस्ट्र् सजचव। पर्ाावरण और िलवार्ु पररवतान जनिेिालर् पंिाब सरकार। 7. सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्, रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंगे । 8.सजमजत ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करे और ऐसी प्रदिर्ाओं का अनुसरण करेगी िो उि अजधसूचना में जवजनर्िाष्ट की गई ह ैं । 9. सजमजत सामूजहक उत्तरिाजर्त्व के जसद्ांत पर कार्ा करेगी और अध्र्क्ष प्रत्र्ेक मामले में सवासम्मजत पर पहुचं न े का प्रर्ास करेगा और र्दि सवासम्मजत नहीं बन सकती है, तो बहुमत का अजभमत अजभभावी होगा । 10. जहत के दकसी जवरोध से बचने के जलए, - (i) प्राजधकरण का अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्, तर्ा सजमजत, - (क) र्ह घोजर्त करेंगे दक वे दकस परामिा संगठन और पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावक से भी िुडे हैं; (ख) पररर्ोिना के जलए पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधारा ण और पर्ाावरण प्रबंध र्ोिना को तर्ै ार करने के संबंध में कोई परामिा नहीं िेंगे और सहर्ोग नहीं करेंगे जिस े उनके कार्ाकाल के िौरान प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवजनजश्चत दकर्ा िाना ह ै र्ा जिसका सजमजत द्वारा मूल्र्ाकं न दकर्ा िाना ह ै । (ii) र्दि प्राजधकरण र्ा सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष र्ा दकसी सिस्ट्र् न े पूवावती पांच वर्ों के िौरान दकसी पररर्ोिना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामिी सेवाएं प्रिान की ह ैं र्ा पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण अध्र्र्न संचाजलत दकर्ा ह ै तो उस ििा में वे ऐसे प्रस्ट्तावकों द्वारा दकसी प्रस्ट्ताजवत पररर्ोिना के मूल्र्ांकन की प्रदिर्ा में प्राजधकरण र्ा सजमजत की बैठकों स े स्ट्वर्ं को िरू रखेंगे । 11. पंिाब राज्र् सरकार प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के जलए सजचवालर् के रुप में कार्ा करने के जलए अजभकरण जवजनर्िाष्ट करेगी और सजचवालर् उि अजधसूचना के अधीन जवत्तीर् और संभार तत्रं सहार्ता जिसके अंतगात आवास पररवहन और उनके कृत्र्ों के संबंध में ऐसी अन्द्र् सुजवधाएं भी ह ैं उपलब्ध कराएगा । 12. प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्ों को बैठक फीस, र्ात्रा भत्ते और मंहगाई भत्ते पंिाब सरकार के सुसंगत जनर्मों के उपबंधों के अनुसार संित्त दकए िाएगं े । [फा. सं. िे-11013/43/2007–आईए. II (I)] अमनिीप गगा ,अपर सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th September, 2024 S.O. 4219(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 - Chairman; House No.85, Sector 5A, Eco City 1, P.O Mullanpur Garibdass, New Chandigarh Distt. SAS Nagar, Punjab-140901 (ii) Dr. Anoop Verma - Member; and Associate Professor and Head, School of Engineering and Environment, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala -147004 (iii) Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary - Member Secretary. Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Punjab 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 - Chairperson; House No.2457, Sector-79, S.A.S. Nagar, 140308[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 (ii) Er. Manjit Singh - Member; S.C.F-19, Kabir Park, Opp. G.N.D University, Amritsar, 143002 (iii) Prof.(Dr.) Saroj Bala - Member; 362-A, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar-143001 (iv) Er. Daljeet Singh Cheema - Member; House No.563, Sector-18-B, Chandigarh, 160018 (v) Mr. Aseem Kumar Sharma - Member; House No.140, Sector-16-A, Chandigarh, 160015 (vi) Dr. Naresh Kumar Bhardwaj - Member; and House No.3287, Sector-35-A, Chandigarh (vii) Additional Director, - Member Secretary. Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Punjab. 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.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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 Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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