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Date: 25-Jul-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Reconstitution of SEIAA/SEAC of UT of Puducherry

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

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification constitutes the State/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for Puducherry.
  • It also constitutes the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee for Puducherry to assist the Authority.
  • The notification specifies the composition, tenure, responsibilities, and operational guidelines for both the Authority and the Committee.

Key Changes

  • Formation of the State/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for Puducherry, listing the chairman and members.
  • Formation of the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee for Puducherry, listing the chairman and members.
  • The Chairman and members of both the Authority and the Committee will hold office for a term not exceeding three years from the date of publication of the notification.
  • Specifies procedures to be followed by the Authority and the Committee as per notification S.O. 1533(E), dated 14th September, 2006.
  • The Committee will function on the principles of collective responsibility, with the Chairman endeavoring to reach consensus, and in case of failure, the view of the majority shall prevail.
  • Puducherry administration will designate an agency to act 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 as per the relevant rules of the Puducherry administration.
  • Members must declare any association with consulting organizations or project proponents and recuse themselves from evaluating projects where they have provided consultancy in the preceding five years.

Impact Analysis

Government of Puducherry

  • Action Item: Designate an agency to serve as the Secretariat for the Authority and the Committee. Allocate necessary financial and logistical resources.

Project Proponents in Puducherry

  • Action Item: Familiarize themselves with the procedures and requirements of the Authority and the Committee. Ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

Environment and Forests

  • Action Item: The Authority and Committee members to adhere to guidelines and regulations outlined in the original notification S.O. 1533(E), dated 14th September, 2006.

Members of the Authority and Committee

  • Action Item: Disclose any associations with consulting organizations or project proponents. Actively participate in meetings and decision-making processes.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Government (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change): The issuing authority of the notification, responsible for constituting the Authority and the Committee. State/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Puducherry: The body responsible for environmental impact assessment of projects in Puducherry. State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Puducherry: The committee responsible for assisting the Authority by providing expert appraisal of projects. Puducherry Administration: The administrative body responsible for providing secretariat support and financial resources to the Authority and the Committee. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The Act that empowers the Central Government to constitute the Authority. Notification S.O. 1533(E), dated 14th September, 2006: The original notification that outlines the powers and procedures to be followed by the Authority and the Committee.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-25072023-247590 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-25072023-247590 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.ं 3177] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, जुलाई 25, 2023/श्रावण 3, 1945 No. 3177] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023/SHRAVANA 3, 1945 पयाावरण, वन और जलवाय ुपररवतना मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई ददल् ली, 25 जुलाई, 2023 का.आ. 3319(अ).—केन्‍द रीय सरकार, पयाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनयम, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत् त िज‍त यक का प्रय ग करते ए ए भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पयाावरण और वन मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संखयांक का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 (जजसे इसमें इसके पश् चातउ उ‍त अजधसूचना काा गया ा)ै के अनुसरण म,ें राज्य / सघं राज्यक्षेत्र स्ट् तरीय पयाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण, पुडूचरे ी (जजसे इसमें इसके पश् चातउ प्राजधकरण काा गया ा)ै का गठन करती ा,ै जजसमें जनम् नजलजखत सदस्ट् य ाकग,े अथाात:उ- 1. डॉ. एम. द्वारकानाथ, अध्यक्ष; ई-701, श्री दक्ष ह्रीवा अपार्ामेंर्, तेलगुं ुपालयम जपररव,ु पेरूर मेन र ड, क यंबर्ूर-641026 । 2. डॉ. वी. रजवचंडीराण,े सदस्ट्य; सा आचाया और अध्यक्ष, जन्‍दतु जवज्ञान जवभाग कांची मामुजनवार, सरकारी स्नातक त्तर अध्ययन और अनुसधं ान संस्ट्थान, पुडूचरे ी – 605008 3. जनदेिक, जवज्ञान, प्रौद्य जगकी और पयाावरण जवभाग, सदस्ट्य-सजचव । पूडूचेरी सरकार, तीसरी मंजजल, पीएचबी जबल्ल्डग, अन्ना नगर, पुडूचेरी-605005 4779 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 2. प्राजधकरण के अध्यक्ष और सदस्ट्य राजपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से तीन वर्ा से अनजधक की अवजध के जलए पद धारण करेंग े। 3. प्राजधकरण ऐसी िजियक का प्रय ग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदिया का अनुसरण करेगा ज उि अजधसूचना में जवजनदिषद‍ र् ा ैं। 4. प्राजधकरण, अपने जवजनश्चय परै ा 5 के अधीन गरठत राज्य/ संघ राज्यक्षेत्र स्ट्तर जविेर्ज्ञ अंकन सजमजत की जसफाररिक के आधार पर करेगा । 5. केन्‍दरीय सरकार, प्राजधकरण की साायता करन े के प्रय जन ाते ु पडु ूचेरी प्रिासन के परामिा स े राज्य/ संघ राज्यक्षेत्र स्ट्तरीय जविेर्ज्ञ अंकन सजमजत (जजसे इसमें इसके पश् चात उ सजमजत काा गया ा)ै , पुडूचरे ी, का गठन करती ा ै जजसम ें जनम्नजलजखत व् यज‍त ाकग,े अथाता उ:-- 1. डॉ. के श्रीजनवासमूर्तत अध्यक्ष; आचाय,ा भू-जवज्ञान जवभाग, भौजतक, रसायजनक अनुप्रयिु साइंस स्ट्कूल, पुडूचेरी जवश्वजवद्यालय, पुडूचेरी – 605014 2. डॉ. एम. वले न, सदस्ट्य; सं. 3/18, सातवीं गली, धमाराजा नगर, प रुर, चेन्नई-600116 3. डॉ. नेारू कुमार वैजथल्लगम, सदस्ट्य जनदेिक, पयाावरण, स्ट्वास्ट््य और सुरक्षा केंर, अन्नामलाई जवश्वजवद्यालय, अन्नामलाई नगर, जचदंबरम-608002 4. डॉ. जी. जवजयकुमार, सदस्ट्य; आचाय,ा जसजवल इंजीजनयररग जवभाग, पूडूचेरी, प्रौद्य जगकी जवश्वजवद्यालय, पूडूचेरी-605014 5. डॉ. के.जसवाकुमार, सदस्ट्य; आचाया, पाररजस्ट्थजतकी और पयाावरण जवज्ञान जवभाग, पांजडचेरी जवश्वजवद्यालय, पूडूचरे ी- 605014 6. डॉ. आर. श्रीदर, सदस्ट्य; आचाया और अध्यक्ष, केजमकल इंजीजनयररग जवभाग, पडू ूचेरी, प्रौद्य जगकी जवश्वजवद्यालय, पूडूचरे ी-605014 7. डॉ. एस. गजालक्ष्मी, सदस्ट्य; सा आचाय,ा प्रदर्ू ण जनयंत्रण और पयाावरण इंजीजनयररग केंर, पांजडचेरी जवश्वजवद्यालय, पूडूचरे ी-605014 8. डॉ. ए. िंकरन, सदस्ट्य; सा आचाय,ा अथािास्त्र जवभाग, प्रबंधन स्ट्कूल, पांजडचेरी जवश्वजवद्यालय, पूडूचरे ी-605014 9. डॉ. जी. प्रदीप कुमार, सदस्ट्य; साायक आचाय,ा माात्मा गांधी राजकीय कला मााजवद्यालय, माा,े पूडूचेरी-673310[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3 10. डॉ. कुमारेसन वजडवेल,ु सदस्ट्य; साायक आचाय,ा वनस्ट्पजत जवज्ञान, कांची मामुजनवर राजकीय स्नातक त्तर अध्ययन और अनुसंधान संस्ट्थान, पूडूचेरी -605008 11. ज्येष्ठ वैज्ञाजनक अजधकारी, जवज्ञान, प्रौद्य जगकी और पयाावरण जवभाग, पुडूचेरी सदस्ट्य-सजचव । सरकार, तीसरी मंजजल, पीएचबी जबल्ल्डग, अन्ना नगर, पूडूचेरी-605005 6. सजमजत के अध्यक्ष और सदस्ट्य इस अजधसूचना के राजपत्र म ें प्रकािन की तारीख से तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए पद धारण करेंग े। 7. जातक के र्कराव से बचने के जलए- (1) प्राजधकरण के अध्यक्ष और सदस्ट्य तथा सजमजत (क) या घ जर्त करेंगे दक व ेदकस परामिी सगं ठन और पररय जना के प्रस्ट्तावक से जुडे ा;ैं (ख) दकसी पररय जना के जलए पयाावरणीय समाघात जनधाारण और पयाावरण प्रबंधन य जना की तैयारी के संबंध म ें क ई परामि ा या साय ग नाीं लगें े, ज उनके कायाकाल के दौरान प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवजनजश् चत की जाए या सजमजत द्वारा मूल्यांदकत की जानी ा;ै और (2) यदद जपछल े पांच वर्ों म,ें प्राजधकरण के अध्यक्ष या दकसी सदस्ट्य या सजमजत न े दकसी पररय जना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामिा सेवाएं प्रदान की ा ैं या पयाावरणीय समाघात जनधाारण अध्ययन दकया ा,ै त उस जस्ट्थजत म ें वे स्ट्वय ं क ऐसे समथाकक द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी भी पररय जना के मूल्यांकन की प्रदिया म ें प्राजधकरण और सजमजत की बैठकक स े अलग रखगें े । 8. सजमजत ऐसी िजियक का प्रय ग करेगी और ऐसी प्रदियाओं का पालन करेगी ज उि अजधसूचना में जवजनदिषद‍ र् ा ैं। 9. सजमजत सामूजाक उत्तरदाजयत्व के जसद्ांत पर काम करेगी और अध्यक्ष प्रत्येक मामल े में सवासम् मजत पर पए चं न े का प्रयास करेगा और यदद सवासम् मजत पर नाीं पए चं ा जा सकता ा ैत बए मत का मत अजभभावी ा गा । 10. पडु ूचेरी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र प्रिासन, प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के जलए सजचवालय के रूप में काया करने के जलए दकसी अजभकरण क अजधसूजचत करेगा और सभी जवत्तीय और संभार तंत्र संबंधी साायता, जजसके अंतगात वास-सुजवधा, पररवान और उनके सभी कानूनी कृत्यक की बाबत अन्‍दय सुजवधाएं भी ा,ैं उपलब्ध कराएगी । 11. प्राजधकरण पुडूचरे ी के अध्यक्ष और सदस्ट्यक तथा सजमजत के अध्यक्ष और सदस्ट्यक की बैठक की फीस, यात्रा भत्ता और मंागाई भत्ता पडु ूचेरी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र प्रिासन द्वारा बनाए गए सुसंगत जनयमक के उपबंधक के अनुसार संदत्त दकया जाएगा। [फा. सं. आईए3-13/3/2022-आई.ए.III] डॉ. सुजीत कुमार बाजपेयी, संयुि सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th July, 2023 S.O. 3319(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 of 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/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for Puducherry (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of following persons, namely: - (1) Dr. M. Dwarakanath, Chairman; E-701, Sree Daksha Hreeva Apartments, Telungupalayam Pirivu, Perur Main Road, Coimbatore-641026.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (2) Dr. V. Ravitchandirane, Member; Associate Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Puducherry-605008. (3) Director, Department of Science, Technology Member – and Environment, Government of Puducherry, 3rd Floor, PHB Secretary. Building, Anna Nagar, Puducherry-605005. 2. The Chairman and Member of the Authority shall hold office for a term not exceeding three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority, shall exercise the powers and follow the procedures specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 5. 5. For the purpose of assisting the Authority, the Central Government, in consultation with Puducherry administration, hereby constitutes the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), Puducherry comprising of the following persons, namely: - (1) Dr. K Srinivasamoorthy, Chairman; Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605014. (2) Dr. M. Velan, Member; No.3/18, Seventh Street, Dharmaraja Nagar, Porur, Chennai -600116. (3) Dr. Nehru Kumar Vaithilingam, Member; Director, Centre for Environment, Health & Safety, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram -608002. (4) Dr. G. Vijayakumar, Member; Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Puducherry, Technological University, Puducherry-605014. (5) Dr. K. Sivakumar, Member; Professor Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Pondicherry University, Puducherry -605014. (6) Dr. R. Sridar, Member; Professor and Head Department of Chemical Engineering, Puducherry, Technological University, Puducherry-605014. (7) Dr. S. Gajalakshmi, Member; Associate Professor, Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605014.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 5 (8) Dr. A. Sankaran, Member; Associate Professor, Department of Economics, School of Management, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605014. (9) Dr. G. Pradeep Kumar, Member; Assistant Professor, Mahatma Gandhi Govt. Arts College, Mahe, Puducherry-673310. (10) Dr. Kumaresan Vadivelu, Member; Assistant Professor of Botany, Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute of Postgraduate Studies & Research, Puducherry- 605008. (11) Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Member- Science, Technology and Environment, Secretary. Government of Puducherry, 3rd Floor, PHB Building, Anna Nagar, Puducherry-605005. 6. The Chairman and Members of the Committee, Puducherry shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 7. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,- (1) 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 association with regard to preparation of Environment Impact Assessment and Environment Management Plan for project, which may be decided by the Authority, or to be appraised by the Committee during their tenure; and (2) If in the preceding five years, the Chairman or any member of the Authority or the Committee has provided consultancy or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, in that situation they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority and the Committee from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 8. The Committee shall exercise the powers and follow the procedures specified in the said notification. 9. The Committee shall function on the principles 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. 10. The Union territory of Puducherry administration 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 its statutory functions. 11. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and members of the Authority, Puducherry and the Chairman and members of the Committee, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules made by the Union territory of Puducherry administration. [F. No. IA3-13/3/2022-IA.III] 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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