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Date: 2025-12-16 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Reconstitution of SEIAA and SEAC,Odisha

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**Executive Summary** This document, published in The Gazette of India on December 16, 2025, constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee for Odisha. It details the composition of both bodies, defines their roles and responsibilities, addresses conflict of interest, and outlines logistical support and compensation. The members hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Establishment of Authorities** * The Central Government constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Odisha. * The Central Government constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Odisha (SLEAC). * **Composition of SEIAA, Odisha** * Chairman: Dr. Sudarsan Panda * Member: Dr. Gopal Prasad Roy * Member-Secretary: Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Government of Odisha * **Composition of SLEAC, Odisha** * Chairman: Dr. Pramod Kumar Prusty * Members: * Dr. Rajesh Roshan Dash * Shri Bijaya Basanta Kumar Sahu * Dr. Bendadi Hanumantha Rao * Dr. Akshaya Kumar Das * Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Sahoo * Sri Saroj Kumar Pattanaik * Dr. Trupti Das * Dr. Soobhankar Pati * Dr. Sarat Chandra Sahu * Dr. Sarat Kumar Palita * Dr. Nabin Kumar Dhal * Dr. Amarendra Das * Dr. Hiranmayee Nayak * Member-Secretary: State Pollution Control Board, Odisha * **Decision Making and Functioning** * SEIAA, Odisha takes decisions based on recommendations from SLEAC. * All decisions are to be taken in meetings and should ordinarily be unanimous; majority decisions must be recorded with details. * Both SEIAA and SLEAC must declare any consulting organization affiliations and recuse themselves from projects involving proponents they've advised in the past five years. * The Committee will function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall endeavor to reach a consensus. * **Logistical Support and Compensation** * The State Government of Odisha will notify an agency to act as Secretariat for both bodies, providing financial and logistical support. * Chairman and Members will receive sitting fees, travel allowances, and dearness allowances per Odisha State Government rules. * **Term of Office** * The Chairman and Members of both the Authority and the Committee hold office for three years from the date of publication. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: SEIAA, Odisha and SLEAC, Odisha Members** * **Impact**: These individuals are officially appointed to these roles with specific responsibilities. * **Action Required**: * Declare any potential conflicts of interest. * Actively participate in meetings and decision-making processes. * Adhere to the powers and procedures outlined in the notification. **Stakeholder: Odisha State Government** * **Impact**: Responsible for providing logistical and financial support to SEIAA and SLEAC. * **Action Required**: * Notify an agency to serve as the Secretariat for both bodies. * Provide necessary financial support, accommodation, and transportation. * Ensure members receive appropriate compensation. **Stakeholder: Project Proponents in Odisha** * **Impact**: Environmental clearance applications will be reviewed by the newly constituted SEIAA and SLEAC. * **Action Required**: * Ensure compliance with environmental regulations. * Avoid conflicts of interest with members of SEIAA and SLEAC. **Stakeholder: Central Government** * **Impact**: Oversight of the environmental impact assessment process in Odisha. * **Action Required**: * Receive reports and minutes from SEIAA meetings, especially those with majority decisions. * Monitor the functioning of SEIAA and SLEAC.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The Act under which the notification is issued, specifically referencing section 3, which grants the power to constitute authorities. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Odisha: The primary entity being constituted and notified by this gazette. Responsible for environmental impact assessment within the state of Odisha. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee: A committee constituted to assist the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Odisha, in its functions. Odisha: The Indian state where the established environmental impact assessment authority and expert appraisal committee will operate. S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006: The earlier notification referred to, under which the Central Government originally established the framework for State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-16122025-268552 CG-DLxx-xEG-I1D6H1x2x2x0 25-268552 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.ं 5607] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, दिसम्ब र 16, 2025/अग्रहार्ण 25, 1947 No. 5607] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 25, 1947 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 16 दिसम् बर, 2025 का.आ. 5802(अ).— केंद्रीर् 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 II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें सं. का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 (जिसे इसम ेंइसके पश् चात् उ‍त अजधसूचना कहा गर्ा ह)ै द्वारा प्रकाजित भारत सरकार के तत्क ालीन पर्ाावरण वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना के अनुसरण म,ें राज्र् स्ट् तरीर् पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा (जिसे इसमें इसके पश् चात् प्राजधकरण ओजडिा कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती है, जिसमें जनम्न जलजखत सिस्ट् र् होंग,े अर्ाात ् :-- क्रम स.ं नाम और पता पिनाम 1. डॉ. सुििान पांडा, अध् र्क्ष ; के-8/135, कललगं ा नगर, भुवनेश्वर-751003 । 8427 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 2. डॉ. गोपाल प्रसाि रार्, सिस्ट् र् ; प्लॉट स0ं 216/2370, लने सं0 2, मारूजत जवहार, रघनु ार्परु िाली, नन्िन कानन रोड़, भुवनेश्वर-751024 । 3. जनिेिक, सिस्ट्र्-सजचव । पर्ाावरण-सह-जविेष सजचव, ओजड़िा सरकार । 2. प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा, इस अजधसूचना के परै ा 4 के अधीन गरठत राज्र् स्ट् तरीर् जविेषज्ञ मूल् र्ांकन सजमजत की जसफाररिों के आधार पर अपना जवजनश्चर् िगे ा । 3. प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा के सभी जवजनश्चर् दकसी बैठक में जलए िाएंगे और साधारणतर्ा सवासम्मत होंग े: परंतु कोई जवजनश्चर् बहुमत से जलए िाने की ििा म,ें इसके पक्ष और जवरोध में, जवचारों के ब्र्ौरे, कार्ावृत्त में स्ट्पष्ट रूप से अजभजलजखत दकए िाएंगे और उसकी एक प्रजत केंद्रीर् सरकार को भेिी िाएगी । 4. केंद्रीर् सरकार, प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा की सहार्ता करने के जलए, ओजडिा राज्र् सरकार के परामिा स,े ओजडिा राज्र् के जलए राज्र् स्ट् तरीर् जविेषज्ञ मल्ू र्ांकन सजमजत (जिसे इसमें इसके पश् चात् सजमजत कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसमें जनम् नजलजखत सिस्ट् र् होंगे, अर्ाात् :-- क्र. स.ं नाम और पता पिनाम 1. डॉ. प्रमोि कुमार प्रुस्ट्टी, अध् र्क्ष ; सीबी सं0-12, कैंटोनमेंट रोड, कटक-753001, ओजडिा । 2. डॉ. रािेि रोिन िैि, सिस्ट् र् ; प्रोफेसर (जसजवल एवं पर्ाावरण अजभर्ांजत्रकी), अवसंरचना जवद्यालर्, भारतीर् प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट्र्ान, भुवनेश्वर, ओजडिा । 3. श्री जबिर् बसंत कुमार साहू, सिस्ट् र् ; फ्लैट िी-7, नते ािी सुभाष एन्‍लेव, गडाकना, भुवनेश्वर-751017, ओजडिा ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 4. डॉ. बेन्ििी हनुमतं राव, सिस्ट् र् ; भू-तकनीकी एवं पर्ाावरण अजभर्ांजत्रकी में सहार्क प्रोफेसर, अवसंरचना जवद्यालर्, भारतीर् प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट्र्ान, भुवनेश्वर, ओजडिा । 5. डॉ. अक्षर् कुमार िास, सिस्ट् र् ; “संकल्प” संकल्प जवहार, केईसी के जनकट, पुबससान, कौसल्र्ागंगा-751002, भुवनेश्वर, ओजडिा । 6. डॉ. सुधांि ुिेखर साहू, सिस्ट् र् ; सहार्क प्रोफेसर, मैकेजनकल जवज्ञान जवद्यालर्, ओजडिा तकनीकी और अनुसंधान जवश्वजवद्यालर्, भुवनेश्वर, ओजडिा । 7. श्री सरोि कुमार पटनार्क सिस्ट् र् ; ए/411, रािेंद्र जवहार अपाटामटें , फॉरेस्ट्ट पाका, भुवनेश्वर-751009, ओजडिा । 8. डॉ. तृजि िास, सिस्ट् र् ; वररष्ठ प्रधान वैज्ञाजनक, पर्ाावरण और जस्ट्र्रता जवभाग, खजनि और सामग्री प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट्र्ान, भुवनेश्वर-751013, ओजडिा । 9. डॉ. िुभंकर पजत, सिस्ट् र् ; मुख्र् कार्ाकारी अजधकारी, अनसु ंधान और उद्यम पाका, आईआईटी, भुवनेश्वर ए24, पलासपल्ली, भुवनेश्वर-751020, ओजडिा ।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 10. डॉ. िरत चंद्र साहू, सिस्ट् र् ; फ्लैट सं0 123, ब्लॉक नंबर सी8, केंद्रीर् जवहार, फेि-2, तमांडो भुवनेश्वर, 751028, ओजडिा । 11. डॉ. सरत कुमार पाजलता, सिस्ट् र् ; प्लॉट सं0 09, पोखरण गांव, चंद्रिेखरपुर, भुवनश्वे र, 751016, ओजडिा । 12. डॉ. नबीन कुमार ढल, सिस्ट् र् ; मुख्र् वैज्ञाजनक तर्ा प्रमुख, पर्ाावरण और पोषणीर्ता, वैज्ञाजनक और औद्योजगक अनसु ंधान पररषि – खजनि और, पिार्ा प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट्र्ान, भुवनेश्वर, जपन-751013, ओजडिा । 13. डॉ. अमरेंद्र िास, सिस्ट्र्; सहार्क प्रोफेसर, मानजवकी और सामाजिक जवज्ञान जवभाग, राष्ट्रीर् जवज्ञान जिक्षा एवं अनुसधं ान संस्ट्र्ान, पीओ भीमपुर-पिनपुर, वार्ा-िटनी, जिला-खोरधा, जपन-752050, ओजडिा । 14. डॉ. जहरणमर्ी नार्क, सिस्ट्र्; सहार्क प्रोफेसर, िंगल जवज्ञान और कृजष वाजनकी जवभाग, वाजनकी महाजवद्यालर्, ओजडिा कृजष और प्रौद्योजगकी जवश्वजवद्यालर्, भुवनेश्वर-751003, ओजडिा ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 15. सिस्ट्र्-सजचव, सिस्ट्र्-सजचव । राज्र् प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोड,ा ओजडिा । 5. प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा और सजमजत के अध् र्क्ष और सिस्ट् र्, इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन वषा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े। 6. प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा और सजमजत, ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदक्रर्ा का अनुसरण करेगा, िो उि अजधसूचना में जवजनर्िाष्ट ह ैं। 7. जहतों के दकसी टकराव से बचने के जलए,-- (i) प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा और सजमजत, ओजडिा के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्,-- (क) र्ह घोजषत करेंग ेदक वे दकस परामिा संगठन स ेऔर पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावक से भी िड़ु े हैं; और (ख) दकसी ऐसी पररर्ोिना, जिसका उनके कार्ाकाल के िौरान प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा द्वारा जवजनश्चर् दकर्ा िाना ह ै र्ा सजमजत द्वारा मूल्र्ांकन दकर्ा िाना ह,ै के जलए पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण और पर्ाावरण प्रबंध र्ोिना तैर्ार करने के संबंध में कोई परामिा नहीं करेंगे र्ा न ही उसके सार् सहर्ुि होंग े ; और (ii) र्दि पूवावती पांच वषों में प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा और सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष र्ा सिस्ट्र्ों में स े दकसी सिस्ट्र् न े दकसी पररर्ोिना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामिा सेवाएं उपलब्ध कराई ह ैं र्ा पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण अध्र्र्न संचाजलत दकर्ा है, तो उस ििा म ें ऐस े प्रस्ट्तावकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत की िा रही दकसी पररर्ोिना के मूल्र्ांकन की प्रदक्रर्ा में, र्र्ाजस्ट्र्जत, प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा और सजमजत की बैठकों में स्ट्वर्ं उपजस्ट्र्त नहीं होंगे । 8. सजमजत, सामूजहक उत् तरिाजर्त् व के जसद्ांत पर कार्ा करेगी और अध् र्क्ष, प्रत् र्ेक मामल े म ें सवासम्मजत पर पहुचं न े का प्रर्ास करेगा और र्दि सवासम्मजत पर पहुचं ा नहीं िा सकता हो तो बहुमत का मत अजभभावी होगा । 9. ओजडिा राज्र् सरकार, प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा और सजमजत के जलए सजचवालर् के रूप म ें कार्ा करन े के जलए दकसी अजभकरण को अजधसूजचत करेगी, िो सभी जवत् तीर् और संभार तंत्र संबंधी सहार्ता, जिसके अतं गात वास-सुजवधा, पररवहन और उनके सभी कानूनी कृत् र्ों के संबंध में अन् र् सुजवधाएं भी ह,ैं उपलब्ध कराएगा । 10. प्राजधकरण, ओजडिा और सजमजत के अध् र्क्ष और सिस्ट् र्ों को बैठक की फीस, र्ात्रा भत् ता और महं गाई भत् ता, ओजडिा राज्र् सरकार के लागू जनर्मों के अनुसार संित्त दकर्ा िाएगा । [फा. सं. आईए3-1/3/2022-आईए.III] रित अग्रवाल, संर्ु‍ त सजचव6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th December, 2025 S.O. 5802(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, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub –section(ii), vide 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, Odisha (hereinafter referred to as the Authority Odisha) comprising of the following persons, namely:⸺ Sl.No. Name and Address Designation 1. Dr. Sudarsan Panda, Chairman; K-8/135, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751003. 2. Dr. Gopal Prasad Roy, Member; and Plot No. 216/2370, Lane No.2, Maruti Vihar, Raghunathpur Jali, Nandan Kanan Road, Bhubaneswar- 751024. 3. Director, Member- Secretary. Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Government of Odisha. 2. The Authority, Odisha shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 4 of this notification. 3. All decisions of the Authority, Odisha 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 the Central Government. 4. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Odisha, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, Odisha, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee for the State of Odisha, (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) comprising of the following persons, namely: ⸺ State Level Expert Appraisal Committee Sl. No. Name and Address Designation 1. Dr. Pramod Kumar Prusty, Chairman; CB No-12, Cantonment Road, Cuttack-753001, Odisha. 2. Dr. Rajesh Roshan Dash, Member; Professor (Civil and Environmental Engineering), School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 3. Shri Bijaya Basanta Kumar Sahu, Member; Flat G-7, Netaji Subhas Enclave, Gadakana, Bhubaneswar-751017, Odisha. 4. Dr. Bendadi Hanumantha Rao, Member; Associate Professor in Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering, School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 5. Dr. Akshaya Kumar Das, Member; “SANKALP” Sankalp Vihar, Near KEC, Pubasasan, Kausalyaganga-751002, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 6. Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Sahoo, Member; Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Sciences, Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 7. Sri Saroj Kumar Pattanaik Member; A/411, Rajendra Vihar Apartment, Forest Park, Bhubaneswar- 751009, Odisha. 8. Dr. Trupti Das, Member; Senior Principal Scientist, Department of Environment and Sustainability, Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar- 751013, Odisha. 9. Dr. Soobhankar Pati, Member; Chief Executive Officer, Research and Entrepreneurship Park, IIT, Bhubaneswar A24, Palaspalli, Bhubaneswar -751020, Odisha. 10. Dr. Sarat Chandra Sahu, Member; Flat No.123, Block No. C8, Kendriya Vihar, Phase-ll, Tamando Bhubaneswar, 751028, Odisha. 11. Dr. Sarat Kumar Palita, Member; Plot No. 09, Pokhran village, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, 751016, Odisha 12. Dr. Nabin Kumar Dhal, Member; Chief Scientist and Head of Environment and Sustainability, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, Pin-751013, Odisha. 13. Dr Amarendra Das, Member; Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Studies, National Institute of Science Education and Research, PO Bhimpur-Padanpur,Via-Jatni, District- Khordha, PIN- 752050, Odisha.8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 14. Dr Hiranmayee Nayak, Member; and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar – 751003, Odisha. 15. Member- Secretary, Member –Secretary. State Pollution Control Board, Odisha. 5. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Odisha and the Committee shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 6. The Authority, Odisha and the Committee shall exercise such powers and follows such procedures as specified in the said notification. 7. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,⸺ (i.) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Odisha and the Committee shall,⸺ (a) declare to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; and (b) not undertake any consultation or associate with regard to preparation of Environment Impact Assessment and Environment Management Plan for a project, which is to be decided by the Authority, Odisha 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 Authority, Odisha and the Committee have provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority, Odisha or the Committee, as the case may be, from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 8. The Committee shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall endeavour to reach a consensus in each case, and if a consensus cannot be reached, the views of the majority shall prevail. 9. The State Government of Odisha shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat of the Authority, Odisha and the Committee which shall provide financial and logistic support, including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all their statutory functions. 10. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Odisha and the Committee shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules of the State Government of Odisha. [F. No. IA3-1/3/2022-IA.III] RAJAT AGARWAL, 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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