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Date: 31-Jan-2025 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Reconstitution of SEIAA and SEAC of Manipur

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 January 31, 2025, announces the constitution of two bodies in Manipur: 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 Manipur and making recommendations to the Central Government.
  • The notification details the composition, tenure, powers, procedures, and conflict of interest guidelines for both the Authority and the Committee.

Key Changes

  • Establishment of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Authority) with three members: a Chairman, a Member, and a Member Secretary (Director, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Manipur).
  • Establishment of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (Committee) with eleven members: a Chairperson and ten Members, including representatives from various departments of Manipur University and other institutions.
  • Both the Authority and the Committee will have a three-year term.
  • The Authority will base its decisions on recommendations from the Committee.
  • Decisions will ideally be unanimous; otherwise, a majority vote will prevail, with details recorded and sent to the Central Government.
  • Strict conflict of interest guidelines are established for members of both bodies, requiring declarations of prior associations with project proponents and recusal from appraisal of projects where conflicts exist.
  • The Manipur State Government will provide administrative and logistical support to both bodies.

Impact Analysis

Environmental Impact

  • More rigorous scrutiny of projects before approval, potentially leading to reduced environmental damage.

Impact on Businesses

  • Increased costs associated with preparing and submitting environmental impact assessments.

Impact on Government

  • Potential for improved environmental governance and compliance.

Suggested Action Items

  • Establish clear communication channels between the Authority, the Committee, businesses, and the public.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India: The issuing authority of the gazette notification. Responsible for overall environmental protection in India. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Authority): Newly constituted body in Manipur responsible for assessing environmental impacts of projects. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (Committee): Newly constituted body in Manipur providing recommendations to the Authority. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986): The enabling legislation under which the Authority and Committee are established. Government of Manipur: Responsible for providing administrative and logistical support to the Authority and Committee. Manipur University and other institutions: Source of many members for the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-01022025-260688 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D1H0x2x2x0 25-260688 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.ं 556] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनवरी 31, 2025/माघ 11, 1946 No. 556] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025/MAGHA 11, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अधिसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 31 िनवरी, 2025 का.आ. 560(अ).—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 संखर्ांक का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात् उि अजधसूचना कहा गर्ा ह)ै के अनुसरण में, राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण, मजणपुर (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् प्राजधकरण कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसमें जनम्नजलजखत सिस्ट्र् होंगे, अर्ाात् :- 1. प्रो. थर्गं जबिम जबनॉर् थसंह, - अध्र्क्ष ; जडपार्ामेंर् ऑफ लाईफ साइंस, मजणपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, कांचीपुर, इम्फाल -795003 2. प्रो. लेईताम नाबाचन्द्द्र थसंह, - सिस्ट्र् ; कॉलेि ऑफ एग्रीकल्चर, इरोईसेम्बा, इम्फाल -795004 809 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3. जनिेिक, - सिस्ट्र् सजचव। पर्ाावरण और िलवार्ु पररवतना मंत्रालर् जनिेिालर्, मजणपुर सरकार, इम्फाल 2. प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्, रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना की प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंगे। 3. प्राजधकरण, ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदक्रर्ा का अनुसरण करेगा, िो उि अजधसूचना में जवजनर्िाष्ट ह।ै 4. प्राजधकरण, मजणपरु राज्र् के जलए परै ा-6 के अधीन गरठत राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेर्ज्ञ अंकन सजमजत की जसफाररिों पर जवजनश्चर् लगे ा। 5. प्राजधकरण के सभी जवजनश्चर् बठै क में जलए िाएंग ेऔर साधारण रूप से सवासम्मत होंगे : परंत ु र्ह दक जवजनश्चर् बहुमत द्वारा लने े की ििा में इसके पक्ष और जवपक्ष म ें जवचारों के ब्र्ौरे कार्ावृत्त में स्ट्पष्टतर्ा अजभजलजखत दकए िांएग ेऔर उसकी एक प्रजत केंद्रीर् सरकार को भेिी िाएगी। 6. केन्द्द्रीर् सरकार, मजणपरु की राज्र् सरकार के परामि ा से, प्राजधकरण की सहार्ता करन े के प्रर्ोिन के जलए, राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेर्ज्ञ अंकन सजमजत, मजणपरु (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् सजमजत कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसम ें जनम्नजलजखत सिस्ट्र् होंगे, अर्ाात् :- 1. प्रो. एलंगबाम जबिॉर्कुमार थसहं , - अध्र्क्ष ; अर्ािास्त्र जवभाग, मजणपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, कांचीपुर, इम्फाल-795003 2. डॉ. र्गं िाम सोमचंि, - सिस्ट्र् ; मजणपुर इंस्ट्र्ीट्यूर् ऑफ र्ेक्नॉलोिी, र्कर्ेलपर्, इम्फाल -795001 3. डॉ. नगागं बाम रोमेिी थसंह, - सिस्ट्र् ; जडपार्ामर्ें ऑफ जसजवल इंिीजनर्ररंग, नेिनल इंस्ट्र्ीट्यूर् ऑफ र्ेक्नॉलोिी मजणपुर, लांगोल, लामफेलपर्,इम्फाल-795004 4. डॉ. मजणचंद्र सानौिम, - सिस्ट्र् ; जडपार्ामेंर् ऑफ अर्ा साइंसेि, मजणपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, कांचीपुर, इम्फाल -795003 5. डॉ. खोईर्ान्द्गबाम रािू थसंह, - सिस्ट्र् ; जडपार्ामर्ें ऑफ फॉरेस्ट्री एडं एनवार्मेंर्ल साइंस, मजणपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, कांचीपुर, इम्फाल -795003 6. प्रो. अकोइिम जबिर्ा िेवी, - सिस्ट्र् ; कृजर् जवद्यालर्, इरोइसेम्बा, इम्फाल-795004[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 7. प्रो. क्षेत्रीमर्ुम लाल जबहारी थसंहा, - सिस्ट्र् ; जडपार्ामेंर् ऑफ लाईफ साइंस (वनस्ट्पजत जवज्ञान), मजणपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, कांचीपुर, इम्फाल-795003, मजणपुर 8. प्रो. र्गें खोम रघुमजण थसंह, - सिस्ट्र् ; जडपार्ामेंर् ऑफ अर्ा साइंसेि, मजणपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर् कांचीपरु , मजणपुर -795003 9. डॉ. मार्ांगलांबम जलली िेवी, - सिस्ट्र् ; (एसोजसएर् प्रोफेसर), जडपार्ामेंर् ऑफ सोिोलॉिी, न्द्र्ू सोिल साइंस जबथल्डगं , मजणपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, कांचीपुर, इम्फाल-795003, मजणपरु 10. प्रो. खुंड्राकपम प्रिीपकुमार थसंह, - सिस्ट्र् ; जडपार्ामेंर् ऑफ जिओग्राफी, मजणपुर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, इम्फाल 11. संर्ुि जनिेिक, - सिस्ट्र् सजचव। पर्ाावरण एवं िलवार्ु पररवतना जनिेिालर्, मजणपुर 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 करेगी और ऐसी प्रदक्रर्ाओं का अनुसरण करेगी िो उि अजधसूचना में जवजनर्िाष्ट की गई ह ैं। 9. सजमजत सामूजहक उत्तरिाजर्त्व के जसद्ांत पर कार्ा करेगी और अध्र्क्ष प्रत्र्ेक मामल े में सवासम्मजत पर पहुचं ने का प्रर्ास करेगा और र्दि सवासम्मजत पर नहीं पहुचं ा िा सकता ह ैतो बहुमत का मत अजभभावी होगा। 10. जहतों के दकसी जवरोध से बचन ेके जलए,- (i) प्राजधकरण का अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्, तर्ा सजमजत का अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्,- (क) र्ह घोजर्त करेंगे दक व ेदकस परामिा सगं ठन और पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावक से िुड ेहैं; (ख) पररर्ोिना के जलए पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण और पर्ाावरण प्रबंध र्ोिना को तैर्ार करने के संबंध म ें कोई परामि ा नहीं िगें े और सहर्ोग नहीं करेंग,े जिसे उनके कार्ाकाल के िौरान प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवजनजश्चत दकर्ा िाना ह ै र्ा जिसका सजमजत द्वारा मूल्र्ांकन दकर्ा िाना ह;ै और (ii) र्दि प्राजधकरण का अध्र्क्ष र्ा कोई सिस्ट्र् र्ा सजमजत का अध्र्क्ष र्ा सिस्ट्र् ने पूववा ती पांच वर्ों में दकसी भी पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामिी सेवाएं प्रिान की ह ैं र्ा पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण अध्र्र्न संचाजलत दकर्ा ह,ै तो उस ििा में वे ऐस े प्रस्ट्तावकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी पररर्ोिना के अंकन की प्रदक्रर्ा में प्राजधकरण र्ा सजमजत की बैठकों से स्ट्वर्ं को िरू रखेंग े।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 11. मजणपुर राज्र् सरकार, प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के जलए सजचवालर् के रूप में कार्ा करन े के जलए अजभकरण को जवजनर्िाष्ट करेगी और सजचवालर् उि अजधसूचना के अधीन जवत्तीर् और संभार तंत्र संबंधी सहार्ता, जिसके अंतगता वास सुजवधा, पररवहन और उसके कृत्र्ों के संबंध में अन्द्र् प्रसुजवधा भी ह,ै उपलब्ध कराएगा। 12. प्राजधकरण के सिस्ट्र् और अध्र्क्ष तर्ा सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् को बैठक की फीस, र्ात्रा भत्ते और महगं ाई भत्त े मजणपुर राज्र् सरकार के सुसंगत जनर्मों के उपबंधों के अनुसार संित्त दकए िाएगं े। [फा. सं. ि-े 11013/37/2009-आईए.II(I)] डॉ. अमनिीप गग,ा अपर सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st January, 2025 S.O. 560(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, Manipur (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following Members, namely:— 1. Prof. Thingbaijam Binoy Singh, - Chairman; Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795003 2. Prof. Leitam Nabachandra Singh, - Member; College of Agriculture, Iroisemba, Imphal-795004 3. Director, - Member Secretary. Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Manipur, Imphal 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 Manipur. 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 the Central Government; 6. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Manipur, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Manipur (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following Members, namely:— 1. Prof. Elangbam Bijoykumar Singh, - Chairperson; Department of Economics, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795003 2. Dr. Thangjam Somchand, - Member; Manipur Institute of Technology, Takyelpat, Imphal-795001[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 3. Dr. Ngangbam Romeji Singh, - Member; Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Manipur, Langol, Lamphelpat, Imphal-795004 4. Dr. Manichandra Sanoujam, - Member; Department of Earth Science, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795003 5. Dr. Khoiyangbam Raju Singh, - Member; Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795003 6. Prof. Akoijam Bijaya Devi, - Member; College of Agriculture Iroisemba, Imphal -795004 7. Prof. Kshetrimayum Lal Bihari Singha, - Member Department of Life Sciences (Botany), Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795003, Manipur 8. Prof. Yengkhom Raghumani Singh, - Member; Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur-795003 9. Dr. Mayanglambam Lilee Devi, - Member; (Associate Professor), Department of Sociology, New Social Science Building, Manipur University: Canchipur, Imphal-795003, Manipur 10. Prof. Khundrakpam Pradipkumar Singh, - Member; Department of Geography, Manipur University, Imphal 11 Joint Director, -Member Secretary. Directorate of Environment & Climate Change, Government of Manipur. 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. 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,—6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (i) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, and the Chairperson and Members of 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 Chairperson or Member of 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 Manipur 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. 12. The sitting fee, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Chairperson or Member of the Committee, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules of the State Government of Manipur. [F. No. J-11013/37/2009-IA.II(I)] Dr. 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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