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Date: 08-Apr-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Reconstitution of SEIAA and SEAC,Jharkhand

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

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What it means

  • The notification constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Jharkhand and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Jharkhand.
  • These bodies are formed in accordance with the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and a prior notification S.O. 1533(E) dated September 14, 2006.
  • The notification specifies the composition, tenure, powers, and procedures of the SEIAA and SEAC.

Key Changes

  • The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Jharkhand is constituted with Shri Kamlesh Pandey, IFS (Retd.) as Chairman, Dr. Kirti Avishek as Member, and Chief Conservator of Forest, Vigilance as Member-Secretary.
  • The State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Jharkhand is constituted with Shri Ashok Kumar Singh, IFS (Retd.) as Chairperson, Shri Niranjan Lal Agarwalla, Dr. Raju Kumar, Shri Ashok Kumar Dubey, IFS(Retd.), Dr. Ajay Govind Bhatt as Members and Divisional Forest Officer, Ranchi Forest Division as Member-Secretary.
  • The Chairman and Members of both the Authority and the Committee will hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of the notification.
  • The Authority will make decisions based on the recommendations of the Committee.
  • Both the Authority and the Committee must avoid conflicts of interest, including disclosing associations with consulting organizations or project proponents and recusing themselves from evaluating projects for which they have provided prior consultancy services in the last five years.
  • The State Government will designate an agency to serve as the Secretariat for both the Authority and the Committee, providing financial and logistical support.
  • Sitting fees, travel allowances, and dearness allowances for the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committee will be paid according to State Government rules.

Impact Analysis

Government of Jharkhand

  • The State Government was consulted in the formation of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee.

Project Proponents in Jharkhand

  • Project proponents should note that individuals who have provided consultancy services to them in the past five years will recuse themselves from the evaluation process.

Environment and Forest Consultants

  • Consultants who have provided services to a project proponent in the last five years may be excluded from the evaluation process of projects proposed by such proponents.

SEIAA and SEAC Members

  • Members are entitled to sitting fees, travel allowances, and dearness allowances as per State Government rules.

Key Entities Referenced

State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Jharkhand (SEIAA): The authority responsible for environmental impact assessment in the state of Jharkhand. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Jharkhand (SEAC): The committee responsible for providing expert appraisal and recommendations to the SEIAA. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The central legislation that empowers the government to take measures to protect and improve the environment. Notification S.O. 1533(E), dated September 14, 2006: The earlier notification 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.-08042024-253605 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D8H0x4x2x0 24-253605 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.ं 1558] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रलै 8, 2024/चत्रै 19, 1946 No. 1558] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2024/CHAITRA 19, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, अप्रलै 8 , 2024 का.आ. 1641(अ).—केन्द्रीर् 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 संखर्ांक का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 (जिस े इसमें इसके पश्चात् उि अजधसूचना कहा गर्ा ह)ै के अनुसरण म ें राज्र्स्ट्तरीर् पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण, झारखंड (जिस े इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् प्राजधकरण कहा गर्ा ह)ै गरित करती ह ैजिसमें जनम्नजलजखत व्यजि होंगे, अर्ाात:् -- (क) श्री कमलिे पाण्ड,े भारतीर् वन सेवा ( सेवाजनवृत्त) - अध्र्क्ष; आर्ा एनक्लेव, गोववंि नगर, रिल्िा, रात,ू रांची, झारखंड-835222 (ख) डा. कीर्ता अजवषेक, - सिस्ट्र्; जसजवल और पर्ाावरण इंिीजनर्री जवभाग, जबरला प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट्र्ान, मेसरा, रांची 835215 2454 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (ग) मुखर् वन संरक्षक, सतकाता, वन, पर्ाावरण और िलवार्ु पररवतान जवभाग, - सिस्ट्र् सजचव। झारखंड 2. प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख तीन वष ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े। 3. प्राजधकरण, ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदिर्ा का अनुसरण करेगा िो उि अजधसूचना में र्र्ा जवजनर्िाष् ि ह ैं। 4. प्राजधकरण, झारखडं राज्र् के जलए पैरा 6 के अधीन गरित राज्र्स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ मल्ू र्ांकन सजमजत की जसफाररिों पर अपना जवजनश्चर् करेगा । 5. प्राजधकरण के सभी जवजनश्चर् बैिक में दकए िाएगं े और सामान्द्र् रूप से सवासम्मत होंग े : परन्द्तु र्दि कोई जवजनश्चर् बहुमत द्वारा दकर्ा िाता ह ै तो इसके पक्ष और उसके जवपक्ष में, जवचारों के ब्र्ौरे कार्ावृत्त में स्ट्पष्ट रूप से लेखबद्ध दकए िाएंग े और उनकी एक प्रजत पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् को भेिी िाएगी । 6. केन्द्रीर् सरकार, झारखंड राज्र् सरकार से परामि ा करके, प्राजधकरण की सहार्ता करने के प्रर्ोिन के जलए, राज्र्स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ मल्ु र्ांकन सजमजत, झारखडं (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात ् सजमजत कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गिन करती ह,ै िो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों से जमलकर बनगे ी, अर्ाात् :- (क) श्री अिोक कुमार वसंह, भारतीर् वन सेवा (सेवाजनवृत्त) - अध्र्क्ष; फ्लैि न.ं 105, वसुंधरा एजलगान्द्स, हारमू बाईपास रोड, जनकि अरगोरा चौक, पूरण जवहार, रांची, झारखंड, जपन-834002 (ख) श्री जनरंिन लाल अग्रवाल, - सिस्ट्र्; स्ट्िेिन रोड, डाक घर, बाराकार 713324, जिला पजश्चम वधामान, पजश्चमी बंगाल (ग) डा. रािू कुमार, - सिस्ट्र्; फ्लैि न.ं 111, ब्लाक-ए, जसिी प्लेस, िेरे पंिाब चौक, आदित्र्परु , िमििे परु -831013 (घ) श्री अिोक कुमार िबु ,े भारतीर् वन सेवा (सेवाजनवृत्त) - सिस्ट्र्; फ्लैि न.ं 401/बी, श्री गणेि अपािामेंि, अिोक जवहार, अिोक नगर गेि न.ं 1 के सामने, रांची, झारखंड, जपन-834002 (ङ) डा. अिर् गोववंि भट्ट, - सिस्ट्र्; बी-904, एक्सप्रेिन एक्सोिीका, गोला रोड, िानापुर, पिना, जबहार, जपन – 801503 (च) मडं ल वन अजधकारी, रांची वन मडं ल, - सिस्ट्र् -सजचव; रांची, झारखंड 7. सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख तीन वष ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 8. जहत के दकसी जवरोध से बचन ेके जलए,-- (i) प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष र्ा सभापजत और सिस्ट्र्,-- (क) र्ह घोजषत करेंगे दक व ेदकस परामिा सगं िन और पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावक से िुड ेहैं; (ख) ऐसी पररर्ोिना के जलए पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण और पर्ाावरण प्रबंध र्ोिना को तैर्ार करन े के संबंध म ें कोई परामि ा नहीं करेंग े र्ा सहर्ोग नहीं करेंग े जिसका प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवजनश्चर् दकर्ा िाना ह ै र्ा सजमजत द्वारा अपने कार्ाकाल के िौरान मूल्र्ांकन दकर्ा िाना ह ै; और (ii) र्दि सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष र्ा दकसी सिस्ट्र् न े पूवावती पांच वषों के िौरान दकसी पररर्ोिना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामि ा सेवाएं प्रिान की ह ैं र्ा पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण अध्र्र्न संचाजलत दकर्ा ह ै तो वे अपन े आपको ऐस े प्रस्ट्तावकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी पररर्ोिना के मल्ू र्ांकन की प्रदिर्ा से सजमजत के बैिकों से िरू रखगें े । 9. सजमजत, ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगी और ऐसी प्रदिर्ाओं का पालन करेगी िो उि अजधसूचना में जवजनर्िाष्ट की िाएं । 10. सजमजत, सामूजहक उत्तरिाजर्त्व के जसद्धांत पर कार् ा करेगी और अध्र्क्ष प्रत्र्ेक मामल े म ें सवासमजत्त पर पहुचं न े का प्रर्ास करेगा और र्दि वे सवासमजत्त पर पहुचं न े में असफल रहते ह ैंतो बहुमत का मत अजभभावी होगा । 11. राज्र् सरकार, प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के सजचवालर् के रूप में कार्ा करने के जलए अजभकरण को जवजनर्िाष्ट करेगी ; और सजचवालर्, जवत्तीर् और संभार-तंत्र संबंधी सहार्ता, जिसके अंतगता आवास, पररवहन भी ह ै और उि अजधसूचना के अधीन उनके कृत्र्ों के संबंध में ऐसी अन्द्र् सुजवधाएं उपलब्ध कराएगा । 12. प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्ों को बैिक के जलए फीस, र्ात्रा भत्ता, और महगं ाई भत्ता राज्र् सरकार के सुसंगत जनर्मों के उपबंधों के अनुसार संित्त दकर्ा िाएगा । [ ि-े 11013-75/2008-आईए-II(I)(पीिी.)] डॉ. सुिीत कुमार बािपेर्ी, सर्ं ुि सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th April, 2024 S.O. 1641(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, Jharkhand (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following persons, namely:— (a) Shri Kamlesh Pandey, IFS (Retd.) - Chairman; Aarya Enclave, Govindnagar, Tilta, Ratu, Ranchi, Jharkhand-835222 (b) Dr. Kirti Avishek. - Member; Associate Professor, Department of Civil And Environmental Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215 (c) Chief Conservator of Forest, Vigilance, - Member- Secretary. Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Department, Jharkhand4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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 Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 6 for the State of Jharkhand. 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 Jharkhand, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Jharkhand (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following persons, namely:— (a) Shri Ashok Kumar Singh, IFS (Retd.) - Chairperson; Flat No. – 105, Vasundhra Elegance, Harmu By Pass Road, Near Argora Chowk, Puran Vihar, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Pin – 834002 (b) Shri Niranjan Lal Agarwalla, - Member; Station Road, P. O. Barakar 713324, District Paschim Bardhhaman, West Bengal (c) Dr. Raju Kumar, - Member; Flat no. 111, block-A, City palace, Shere punjab chowk, Adityapur, Jamshedpur-831013 (d) Shri Ashok Kumar Dubey, IFS(Retd.) - Member; Flat No. 401/B, Shree Ganesh Apartment, Ashok Vihar, Opposite to Ashok Nagar Gate No. 1, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Pin-834002 (e) Dr. Ajay Govind Bhatt, - Member; B-904, Expression Exotica, Gola Road, Danapur, Patna, Bihar, PIN – 801503 (f) Divisional Forest Officer, Ranchi Forest Division, - Member- Secretary. Ranchi, Jharkhand 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. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,- (i) the Chairman or Chairperson 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 Chairperson or any Member of the Committee has provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent during the preceding five years, they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Committee from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 9. The Committee shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 10. 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 11. The State Government shall specify an agency to act as Secretariat of 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. [F. No. J-11013-75/2008-IA-II(I)(Pt.)] 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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