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Date: 2025-08-26 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Reconstitution of SEIAA and SEAC, Uttar Pradesh

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

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Executive Summary: This notification, S.O. 3921E, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on August 26, 2025, constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for Uttar Pradesh, in accordance with the Environment Protection Act of 1986. It also establishes State Level Expert Appraisal Committees to assist the Authority. This notification supersedes S.O.2776E dated June 11, 2021, with certain exceptions. Key Points / Main Content: Establishment of Authority: * The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (the Authority) is constituted for Uttar Pradesh. * The Authority will comprise a Chairperson and Members as specified. Expert Appraisal Committees: * Two State Level Expert Appraisal Committees (the Committees) are constituted to assist the Authority. * The Committees comprise specified Chairpersons, Members and Member Secretary. Jurisdiction of Committees: * The two Committees have jurisdiction over specific districts in Uttar Pradesh as listed in the provided table. Terms and Procedures: * The Chairperson and Members of the Authority and Committees hold office for three years from the notification's publication date. * The Authority and Committees will exercise powers and follow procedures as specified in the notification. * The Authority’s decisions should be unanimous, but majority decisions must be recorded with dissenting views. Conflict of Interest: * Chairpersons and Members must declare consulting organisation associations and project proponents. * They must not consult or associate with EIA/EMP preparation for projects decided by the Authority or appraised by the Committees during their tenure. * They must recuse themselves from meetings if they provided consultancy services to a project proponent in the preceding five years. Operational Guidelines: * The Committees will function on the principle of collective responsibility, aiming for consensus. * The State Government of Uttar Pradesh will designate an agency to act as Secretariat to provide support to the Authority and Committees. * Sitting fees and allowances will be paid according to State Government rules. Impact Analysis: State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Uttar Pradesh: *Impact:* The Authority is now officially constituted with specific members, granting it the power to make decisions on environment impact assessments in Uttar Pradesh. *Action Required:* The newly appointed members need to convene and begin executing their responsibilities as outlined in the notification. State Level Expert Appraisal Committees: *Impact:* Two committees are formed, each with jurisdiction over specific districts to assist the Authority in the appraisal of projects. *Action Required:* The members of each committee need to organize and prepare to review project proposals within their designated districts. Project Proponents in Uttar Pradesh: *Impact:* Project proponents will have to go through the newly constituted Authority and Committees for environmental clearances. *Action Required:* Project proponents should familiarize themselves with the new structure and procedures for environmental impact assessments and plan their project submissions accordingly. State Government of Uttar Pradesh: *Impact:* The State Government is responsible for providing a Secretariat for the Authority and Committees, including financial and logistical support. *Action Required:* The State Government needs to designate an agency to serve as the Secretariat and ensure it has the necessary resources to support the functioning of the Authority and Committees.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment Protection Act, 1986: A law enacted by the Parliament of India in 1986 to protect and improve the environment. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: A ministry in the Government of India responsible for environmental protection and conservation. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Uttar Pradesh: A constituted authority for environment impact assessment in Uttar Pradesh. State Level Expert Appraisal Committees: Committees constituted to provide recommendations to the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority. Uttar Pradesh: A state in Northern India. Environment Impact Assessment: A process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and adverse. Lucknow: The capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi: A city in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-27082025-265733 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D7H0x8x2x0 25-265733 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.ं 3816] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, अगस्ट्त 26, 2025/भार 4, 1947 No. 3816] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025/BHADRA 4, 1947 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 26 अगस्ट् त, 2025 का.आ. 3921(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 सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ.. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 के अनुसरण म ें तथा भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतना मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना संख र्ांक का.आ. 2776(अ), तारीख 11 िनू , 2021 को उन बातो के जसवार् अजधक्ांत करते हुए, जिन्‍द ह ें ऐसे अजधक्मण से पूव ा दकर्ा गर्ा ह ै र्ा करन े का लोप दकर्ा गर्ा है, राज्र् स्ट्त रीर् पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण, उत् तर प्रिेि (जिस े इसमें इसके पश् चात ् प्राजधकरण कहा गर्ा ह)ै का गठन करती ह,ै जिसम ें जनम्न जलजखत सिस्ट् र् होंग,े अथाता ्:- (i) श्री अनपु म गुप्ता, आईएफएस (सेवाजनवृत्त) -अध्र्क्ष; फ्लैट संखर्ा 204, इंपीररर्ल ब्लॉक, एल्डेको ग्रीन्‍दस अपाटामेंट, गोमती नगर, (आरबीआई के सामने), लखनऊ-226010 5709 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (ii) श्री अजमत चंरा, -सिस्ट्र्; बी1/291, से‍टर िी, िानकीपुरम, लखनऊ-226021 (iii) श्री मनीष जमत्तल (आईएफएस), मुखर् वन सरं क्षक, जमिाापुर -सिस्ट्र्-सजचव। प्रभाग, जमिाापरु 2. प्राजधकरण, पैरा 4 के अधीन गरठत राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ अंकन सजमजतर्ों की जसफाररिों के आधार पर अपन े जवजनश्चर् िेगा । 3. प्राजधकरण के सभी जवजनश्चर् दकसी बैठक में जलए िाएंग ेऔर साधारणतर्ा सवासम्मत से दकए िाएंगे: परन्‍दत,ु र्दि कोई जवजनश्चर् बहुमत द्वारा जलर्ा गर्ा ह ैतो इसके जलए और इसके जवरुद्ध रटप्पजणर्ों के ब्र्ौरे कार्ावतृ में स्ट्पष्टतर्ा अजभलेजखत होंगे और उसकी एक प्रजत केंरीर् सरकार को भेिी िाएगी । 4. केन्‍दरीर् सरकार, उत् तर प्रिेि राज्र् सरकार के परामिा से, प्राजधकरण की सहार्ता के प्रर्ोिन के जलए उत् तर प्रििे राज्र् के जलए राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविेषज्ञ अंकन सजमजतर्ां, (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् सजमजतर्ां कहा गर्ा ह)ै गरठत करती ह ै जिसम ें जनम्नजलजखत व्यजि होंगे, अथाात:् - राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविषे ज्ञ अकं न सजमजत-1 (i) श्री कमलेि कुमार पांड,े -अध्र्क्ष; कृष्णा कुंि, 4/502, जवकास नगर, लखनऊ-226022 (ii) श्री. प्रमोि कुमार अग्रवाल -सिस्ट्र्; 6/104, जवनीत खण्ड-6, गोमती नगर, लखनऊ-226010 (iii) डॉ. अमृत लाल हलधर, -सिस्ट्र्; 7/554ए, जवकास नगर (सीआईएमएपी कॉलोनी गेट 2 के सामने), लखनऊ-226022 (iv) प्रो. अिर् जमश्रा, -सिस्ट्र्; 44-बी, बाििाह बाग, लखनऊ जवश्वजवद्यालर् पररसर, लखनऊ-226007 (v) डॉ. बृि जबहारी अवस्ट्थी, -सिस्ट्र्; 314, पत्रकार पररसर, से‍टर-5, वसुन्‍दधरा, गाजिर्ाबाि-201012 (vi) डॉ. रजव कुमार ससंह (आईएफएस), -सिस्ट्र् सजचव। वन संरक्षक, वाराणसी क्षत्रे , वाराणसी[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविषे ज्ञ अकं न सजमजत-2 (i) डॉ. राम लखन ससंह -अध्र्क्ष; ई203, सेजलजिटी गाडान, सुिातं गोल्फ जसटी, िहीि पथ, लखनऊ-226030 (ii) डॉ. राम करन -सिस्ट्र्; ई-1185, ओमै‍स जसटी, जबिनौर रोड, बीबीएर् ू के पास, लखनऊ (iii) डॉ. अवधेि कुमार गुप्ता, -सिस्ट्र्; सीपी-102, न्‍दर् ूआरसीर्ूईएस कैंपस, ब्लॉक बी, इंदिरा नगर, लखनऊ- 226016 (iv) डॉ. रतन कर, -सिस्ट्र्; वैज्ञाजनक एफ, बीरबल साहनी पुराजवज्ञान संस्ट्थान, 53 र्ूजनवर्साटी रोड, लखनऊ-226007 (v) श्री अिर् कुमार अग्रवाल -सिस्ट्र्; 1/712, से‍टर-एच, िानकीपरु म, जिला- लखनऊ-226021 (vi) डॉ. रजव कुमार ससंह (आईएफएस), -सिस्ट्र् सजचव। वन संरक्षक, वाराणसी क्षत्रे , वाराणसी 5. उपरोि जवजनर्िाष् ट राज्र् स्ट्त रीर् जविेषज्ञ अंकन सजमजतर्ां नीच े िी गई सारणी के संबंजधत स्ट् तंभ म ें जवजनर्िाष् ट जिलों के ऊपर अजधकाररता का प्रर्ोग करेंगी, अथाात ् :- सारणी राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविषे ज्ञ अकं न सजमजत-1 के आधीन राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जविषे ज्ञ अकं न सजमजत-2 के आधीन जिल े जिल े 1.आगरा 1.अम्बेडकर नगर 2.अलीगढ़ 2.अमेठी 3.अमरोहा 3. अर्ोध्र्ा 4.औरैर्ा 4.आिमगढ़ 5.बिार् ूं 5.बहराइच4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 6.बागपत 6.बजलर्ा 7.बांिा 7.बलरामपरु 8.बरेली 8.बाराबंकी 9.जबिनौर 9.बस्ट्ती 10.बुलंििहर 10.भिोही 11.एटा 11.चंिौली 12.इटावा 12.िेवररर्ा 13.फरुाखाबाि 13.गाजिर्ाबाि 14.फतेहपुर 14.गािीपुर 15.द़िरोजाबाि 15.गोण्डा 16.गौतम बुद्ध नगर 16.गोरखपरु 17.हमीरपुर 17.िौनपुर 18.हापुड़ 18.कौिांबी 19.िालौन 19.कुिीनगर 20.झााँसी 20.लखीमपुर खीरी 21.कन्नौि 21.लखनऊ 22.कानपुर िेहात 22.महारािगंि 23.कासगंि 23.मऊ 24.लजलतपरु 24.जमिाापुर 25.महोबा 25.प्रर्ागराि 26.मैनपरु ी 26.प्रतापगढ़ 27.मथरु ा 27.रार्बरेली 28.मेरठ 28.संत कबीर नगर 29.मुरािाबाि 29.श्रावस्ट्ती 30.मुिफ्फरनगर 30.जसद्धाथानगर 31.पीलीभीत 31.सोनभर[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 32.रामपुर 32.सुल्तानपुर 33.सहारनुपर 33.वाराणसी 34.संभल 34.कानपुर नगर 35.िाहिहांपुर 35.सीतापुर 36.िामली 36.हरिोई 37.उन्नाव 37.हथरस 38.जचत्रकूट 6. प्राजधकरण और सजमजतर्ों के, अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् रािपत्र म ेंइस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स ेतीन वष ाकी अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंगे । 7. प्राजधकरण और सजमजतर्ां ऐसी िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करेगी और ऐसी प्रदक्र्ाओं का अनुसरण करेगी िो उि अजधसूचना म ें जवजनर्िाष् ट ह ैं। 8. जहतों के टकराव से बचन े के जलए,- (i) प्राजधकरण और सजमजतर्ों के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्,- (क) र्ह घोजषत करेंगे दक व ेदकस परामिा सगं ठन से और पररर्ोिना के प्रस्ट्तावक से भी िुड़ ेहैं; और (ख) दकसी ऐसी पररर्ोिना के जलए पर्ाावरणीर् समाघात जनधाारण और पर्ाावरण प्रबंधन र्ोिना की तैर्ारी के संबंध में कोई परामि ा र्ा सहर्ोग नहीं िगें े, जिसका उनके कार्ाकाल के िौरान प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवजनश्चर् दकर्ा िाना ह ैर्ा सजमजतर्ों द्वारा अंकन दकर्ा िाना ह;ै (ii) जपछले पांच वषों में र्दि प्राजधकरण और सजमजतर्ों के अध्र्क्ष और दकसी सिस्ट्र् ने दकसी पररर्ोिना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामिा संबंधी सेवाएं प्रिान की ह ैंर्ा पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधारा ण का अध्र्र्न दकर्ा है, तो उस जस्ट्थजत म ें वे ऐस े प्रस्ट् तावकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी पररर्ोिना के अंकन की प्रदक्र्ा म ें प्राजधकरण र्ा सजमजतर्ों की बैठक स े स्ट्वर्ं को अलग रखेंगे। 9. सजमजतर्ां सामूजहक उत्तरिाजर्त्व के जसद्धांत पर कार् ाकरेंगी और अध्र्क्ष प्रत्र्ेक मामल ेमें सवासम् मजत पर पहुचं ने का प्रर्ास करेगा और र्दि सवासम् मजत पर नहीं पहुचं ा िा सकता ह ैतो बहुमत का मत अजभभावी होगा । 10. उत् तर प्रिेि राज्र् सरकार, प्राजधकरण और सजमजतर्ों के जलए सजचवालर् के रूप म ेंकार्ा करने के जलए दकसी अजभकरण को जवजनर्िाष् ट करेगी िो जवत्तीर् तथा संभार तंत्र संबंधी सहार्ता, जिसके अंतगात उि अजधसूचना के अधीन उनके सभी कृत्र्ों की बाबत वास-सुजवधा, पररवहन और अन्‍दर् सुजवधाएं भी ह,ैं उपलब्ध कराएगी । 11. प्राजधकरण और सजमजतर्ों के अध्र्क्ष तथा सिस्ट्र्ों की बैठक की फीस, र्ात्रा भत्ता और महं गाई भत्ता उत् तर प्रििे राज्र् सरकार के सुसंगत जनर्मों के उपबंधों के अनुसार संित्त दकर्ा िाएगा । [फा.सं.-ि-े 11013/43/07-आईए.।।(।) (पीटी.)] रित अग्रवाल , संर्ुि सजचव6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th August, 2025 S.O. 3921(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 and in suppression of the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change number vide S.O.2776(E ) dated the 11th June, 2021 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such suppression, the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following Members, namely: ⸺ (i) Shri. Anupam Gupta, IFS (Retd.) -Chairperson; Flat No.204, Imperial Block, Eldeco Greens Apartments, Gomti Nagar, (Opp. RBI), Lucknow-226010 (ii) Shri Amit Chandra, -Member; B1/291, Sector G, Jankipuram, Lucknow- 226021 (iii) Shri Manish Mittal (IFS), Chief Conservator of Forests, Mirzapur -Member Secretary. Division, Mirzapur 2. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committees constituted under paragraph 4. 3. 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. 4. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the following State Level Expert Appraisal Committees for the State of Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the Committees) comprising of the following persons, namely: - State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-1 (i) Shri Kamlesh Kumar Pandey, -Chairperson; Krishna Kunj, 4/502, Vikas Nagar, Lucknow-226022 (ii) Shri. Pramod Kumar Agarwal -Member; 6/104, Vineet Khand-6, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010 (iii) Dr. Amrit Lal Haldar, -Member; 7/554A, Vikas Nagar (Opposite CIMAP Colony 2nd Gate), Lucknow-226022[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 (iv) Prof. Ajai Mishra, -Member; 44-B, Badshah Bag, Lucknow University Campus, Lucknow-226007 (v) Dr. Brij Bihari Awasthi, -Member; 314, Patrakar Parisar, Sector-5, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad-201012 (vi) Dr. Ravi Kumar Singh (IFS), -Member Secretary. Conservator of Forests, Varanasi Circle, Varanasi State Level Expert Appraisal Committee-2 (i) Dr. Ram Lakhan Singh -Chairperson; E203, Celebrity Garden , Sushant Golf City, Shaheed Path, Lucknow-226030 (ii) Dr. Ram Karan -Member; E-1185, Omaxe City, Bijnor Road, Near BBAU, Lucknow (iii) Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Gupta, -Member; CP-102, New RCUES Campus, Block B, Indira Nagar, Lucknow-226016 (iv) Dr. Ratan Kar, -Member; Scientist F, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53 University Road, Lucknow-226007 (v) Shri. Ajay Kumar Agarwal -Member; 1/712, Sector-H, Jankipuram, District- Lucknow-226021 (vi) Dr. Ravi Kumar Singh (IFS), -Member Secretary. Conservator of Forests, Varanasi Circle, Varanasi 5. The State Level Expert Appraisal Committees specified above shall exercise jurisdiction over districts specified in the respective column of the said Table, namely:- TABLE Districts under SEAC-1 Districts under SEAC- 2 1.Agra 1.Ambedkar Nagar 2.Aligarh 2.Amethi 3.Amroha 3.Ayodhya 4.Auraiya 4.Azamgarh 5.Badaun 5.Bahraich 6.Bagpat 6.Ballia8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 7.Banda 7.Balrampur 8.Bareilly 8.Barabanki 9.Bijnor 9.Basti 10.Bulandshahr 10.Bhadohi 11.Etah 11.Chandauli 12.Etawah 12.Deoria 13.Farrukhabad 13.Ghaziabad 14.Fatehpur 14.Ghazipur 15.Firozabad 15.Gonda 16.Gautam Buddha Nagar 16.Gorakhpur 17.Hamirpur 17.Jaunpur 18.Hapur 18.Kaushambi 19.Jalaun 19.Kushinagar 20.Jhansi 20.Lakhimpur Kheri 21.Kannauj 21.Lucknow 22.Kanpur Dehat 22.Maharajganj 23.Kasganj 23.Mau 24.Lalitpur 24.Mirzapur 25.Mahoba 25.Prayagraj 26.Mainpuri 26.Pratapgarh 27.Mathura 27.Raebareli 28.Meerut 28.Sant Kabir Nagar 29.Moradabad 29.Shravasti 30.Muzaffarnagar 30.Siddharthnagar 31.Pilibhit 31.Sonbhadra 32.Rampur 32.Sultanpur 33.Saharanpur 33.Varanasi 34.Sambhal 34.Kanpur Nagar 35.Shahjahanpur 35.Sitapur 36.Shamli 36.Hardoi 37.Unnao 37.Hathras 38.Chitrakoot 6. The Chairperson and Members of the Authority and the Committees, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 7. The Authority and the Committees shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 8. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 9 (i) the Chairperson and Members of the Authority, and the Committees 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 project, which is to be decided by the Authority or to be appraised by the Committees during their tenure; (ii) in the preceding five years, if the Chairperson or any Member of the Authority, and the Committees 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 or the Committees as the case may be, from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 9. The Committees shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairperson shall endeavour to reach a consensus in each case, and if consensus cannot be reached, the views of the majority shall prevail. 10. The State Government of Uttar Pradesh shall specify an agency to act as Secretariat of the Authority and the Committees which shall provide financial and logistic support, including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification. 11. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairperson and Members of the Authority and the Committees shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules of the State Government of Uttar Pradesh. [F. No. J-11013/43/07-IA.II(I) (Pt.)] 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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