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Date: 13-Feb-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Reconstitution of UTEIAA and UTEAC Jammu and Kashmir

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

  • This gazette notification constitutes the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Expert Appraisal Committee, in accordance with the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and notification S.O. 1533(E), dated September 14, 2006.
  • The notification specifies the composition, tenure, powers, and procedures of the Authority and the Committee.

Key Changes

  • Formation of the Jammu and Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority, listing the chairman (Shri Lal Chand, former Member Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission) and members (Shri Nazir Ahmed, former State Information Commissioner, and Director, Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing).
  • Formation of the Jammu and Kashmir Expert Appraisal Committee, listing the chairman (Shri Arun Kumar Tikku, Retd. Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests) and members (including retired engineers, scientists and professors).
  • 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 Committee shall function on the principle of collective responsibility, and decisions should ideally be reached by consensus; failing that, the majority view will prevail.
  • The Government of Jammu and Kashmir 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 disbursed according to the regulations of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • To avoid conflicts of interest, members must disclose consulting organization affiliations and project proponents, and recuse themselves from evaluating projects for which they provided prior consultancy services within the last five years.

Impact Analysis

Government of Jammu and Kashmir

  • Needs to ensure that the Authority and Committee operate effectively to streamline environmental clearances within the UT.

Project Proponents in Jammu and Kashmir

  • Need to be aware of the composition of the Authority and Committee to identify any potential conflicts of interest as defined in the notification.

Consulting Organizations

  • May need to adjust their engagement strategies to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

Environment and Ecology of Jammu and Kashmir

  • Potentially more rigorous and transparent environmental impact assessment processes, leading to better environmental protection.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation under which the Authority and Committee are constituted. Section 3(3) provides the power to the Central Government to constitute such authorities. Notification S.O. 1533(E), dated September 14, 2006: The original notification that this gazette notification is issued in pursuance of. It likely outlines the general framework for environmental impact assessments. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority: A newly constituted authority responsible for environmental impact assessment in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Consists of a Chairman, two members and a Member Secretary. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Expert Appraisal Committee: A newly constituted committee responsible for providing expert appraisal and recommendations to the Authority. Consists of a Chairman and multiple members with expertise in various fields.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-13022024-252049 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DLxx-xEG-I1D3E0x2x2x0 24-252049 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 606] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, फरवरी 13, 2024/माघ 24, 1945 No. 606] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024/MAGHA 24, 1945 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 12 फरवरी, 2024 का.आ. 637(अ).—केन्‍द रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित् त िज‍त र्क का प्रर् ग करते एए, तत्कालीन पर्ावा रण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर, 2006 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश् चात उ उ‍त अजधसूचना काा गर्ा ा)) के अनुसरण म ें िम्म-ू कश्मीर संघ राज्र्क्षेत्र पर्ावा रण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण (जिसे इसमें इसके पश् चातउ प्राजधकरण काा गर्ा ा)) का गठन करती ा,) जिसमें जनम् नजलजखत सिस्ट् र् ाकग,े अर्ाातउ:- (क) श्री लाल चिं , पूव ा सिस्ट्र् िम्मू-कश्मीर ल क सवे ा आर् ग, जनवासी खेररर्ा,ं अध्र्क्ष; डाकघर ग ल गिु राल, वाडा नबं र 32, िम्म-ू 180002 (ख) श्री निीर अामि, पूवा राज्र् सचू ना आर्क्तु , िम्मू-कश्मीर राज्र् सूचना आर् ग, सिस्ट्र्; जनवासी मकान सं. 12, िीलानाबाि, लेन 1, बटप रा, श्रीनगर, िम्मू-कश्मीर- 190006 (ग) जनिेिक, पाररजस्ट्र्जतकी, पर्ाावरण और सुिरू संवेिन । सिस्ट्र्-सजचव। 961 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 2. प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े। 3. प्राजधकरण ऐसी िजक्तर्क का प्रर् ग करेगा और ऐसी प्रदिर्ा का अनुसरण करेगा, ि उक्त अजधसूचना म ें जवजनर्िष्ा ट ा । 4. प्राजधकरण, अपन े जवजनश्चर् पर) ा 5 के अधीन गरठत संघ राज्र्क्षत्रे जविेर्ज्ञ मूल्र्ांकन सजमजत की जसफाररिक के आधार पर करेगा । 5. केन्‍दरीर् सरकार, प्राजधकरण की साार्ता के प्रर् िन के जलए िम्म-ू कश्मीर संघ राज्र्क्षत्रे सरकार के परामिा स े िम्म-ू कश्मीर संघ राज्र्क्षेत्र जविेर्ज्ञ मूल्र्ांकन सजमजत (जिसे इसमें इसके पश् चात उ सजमजत काा गर्ा ा)) का गठन करती ा ) जिसमें जनम्नजलजखत व् र्ज‍त ाकग,े अर्ाता उ:-- (क) श्री अरुण कुमार रट‍कू, सेवाजनवृत्त अपर प्रधान मुख्र् वन संरक्षक, जनवासी मकान नंबर -अध्र्क्ष; 208, वसंत जवाार ए‍सटेंिन, से‍टर 3 जत्रकुटा नगर, िम्मू-180020 िम्मू-कश्मीर (ख) श्री ििु ा अामि ाि) री, सेवाजनवृत्त, वन सरं क्षक, जनवासी मकान नंबर 551, -सिस्ट्र्; स‍े टर-1, ामिाजनर्ा कॉल नी, बेजमना, श्रीनगर-190018. (ग) श्री मीर िावेि िाफर, सेवाजनवृत्त मुख्र् इंिीजनर्र, ससंचाई और बाढ़ जनर्ंत्रण जवभाग, -सिस्ट्र्; िम्म-ू कश्मीर जनवासी आलमगरी बािार, श्रीनगर-190011 (घ) श्री रािेन्‍दर पाल गप्तु ा, सेवाजनवृत्त मुख्र् इंिीजनर्र, ल क जनमााण (आर एंड बी) जवभाग, -सिस्ट्र्; जनवासी मकान नंबर 808, सुभार् नगर, िम्मू, िम्मू-कश्मीर 180005 (ङ) प्र . (डा.) मस्ट्ु ताक अामि ििी, प्रबंध अध्र्र्न जवभाग और जनिेिक, र्ूिीसी- -सिस्ट्र्; एचआरडीसी कश्मीर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, ािरतबल, श्रीनगर 190006 (च) प्र (डॉ.) कुलवंत ससंा, सेवाजनवृत्त जवभागाध्र्क्ष, जवजध जवभाग, िम्मू जवश्वजवद्यालर्, -सिस्ट्र्; जनवासी 166, रेिीडेंसी र ड, िम्मू -180001 िम्मू-कश्मीर (छ) प्र . म ाम्मि सुल्तान भट्ट, भूगौल जवभाग, कश्मीर जवश्वजवद्यालर्, श्रीनगर-190006 -सिस्ट्र्; (ि) श्री एमार्ूं रिीि, जनवासी रुस्ट्तम कॉल नी, रािबाग, श्रीनगर-190008 -सिस्ट्र्; (झ) प्र . (डॉ) मसूि-अल-ासन बल्खी, पूवा डीन और मख्ु र् व)ज्ञाजनक, मत्स्ट्र् संकार्, िेर-ए -सिस्ट्र्; कश्मीर कृजर् जवज्ञान और प्रौद्य जगकी जवश्वजवद्यालर् (एसकेर्ूएएसटी-के), जनवासी मकान नंबर - 24, मिीना एन्‍द‍लेव, रावलप रा, श्रीनगर, िम्मू-कश्मीर -190005 (ञ) डॉ. िाम लाल गुप्ता, पूवा मााजवद्यालर् जनिेिक, उच्च जिक्षा जवभाग, डाकघर के सामन,े -सिस्ट्र्; से‍टर-1/ए (जवस्ट्तार) चन्नी जाम्मत, िम्मू-180001 (ट) अजनल कुमार र)ना, सेवाजनवृत्त प्र फेसर, पर्ाावरण जवज्ञान जवभाग, िम्मू -सिस्ट्र्; जवश्वजवद्यालर्/सिस्ट्र्, िम्मू-कश्मीर वेटल ड्स प्राजधकरण, जनवासी 101/2, चन्नी जाम्मत िम्मू 180015 (ठ) डॉ. गलु िार अामि मुख्तार, सेवाजनवृत्त मख्ु र् इंिीजनर्र, भजू वज्ञानी, िम्म-ू -सिस्ट्र्; कश्मीर राज्र् जवद्यतु जवकास जनगम, जनवासी प स्ट्ट बॉ‍स न ं 13, िीपीओ, ि[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 बंड श्रीनगर, जपन-190001, कश्मीर, िम्म-ू कश्मीर (ड) व)ज्ञाजनक र्ा कजनष्ठ व)ज्ञाजनक, पाररजस्ट्र्जतकी, पर्ाावरण एवं सुिरू संवेिन, िम्मू-कश्मीर -सिस्ट्र्-सजचव; 6. सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र् इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन की तारीख से तीन वर्ा की अवजध के जलए पि धारण करेंग े। 7. जातक के टकराव से बचने के जलए- (i) प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्- (क) र्ा घ जर्त करेंगे दक व ेदकस परामिा सगं ठन और पररर् िना के प्रस्ट्तावक से िु़े े ा ; (ख) दकसी पररर् िना के जलए पर्ाावरणीर् समाघात जनधाारण और पर्ाावरण प्रबंधन र् िना की त)र्ारी के जलए क ई परामि ा नाीं िगे ें र्ा सार् ग नाीं करेंग,े ि उनके कार्ाकाल के िौरान प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवजनजश् चत और सजमजत द्वारा मूल्र्ांदकत की िानी ा ); तर्ा (ii) र्दि जपछले पांच वर्ों में, अध्र्क्ष र्ा प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के दकसी भी सिस्ट्र् ने दकसी पररर् िना प्रस्ट्तावक के जलए परामिा सेवाएं प्रिान की ा र्ा पर्ाावरणीर् समाघात जनधाारण अध्र्र्न आर् जित दकर्ा ा,) त उस जस्ट्र्जत में वे स्ट्वर्ं क ऐसे समर्ाकक द्वारा प्रस्ट्ताजवत दकसी भी पररर् िना के मूल्र्ांकन की प्रदिर्ा में प्राजधकरण और सजमजत की ब)ठक बचाव करेंगे । 8. सजमजत ऐसी िजक्तर्क का प्रर् ग करेगी और ऐसी प्रदिर्ाओं का पालन करेगी, ि उक्त अजधसूचना में जवजनर्िष्ा ट ा । 9. सजमजत सामूजाक उत्तरिाजर्त्व के जसद्ांत पर काम करेगी और अध्र्क्ष प्रत्र्ेक मामल े में सवासम् मजत पर पएचं न े का प्रर्ास करेगा और र्दि सवासम् मजत पर नाीं पएचं ा िा सकता ा )त बएमत का मत अजभभावी ा गा । 10. िम्म-ू कश्मीर संघ राज्र्क्षेत्र सरकार, प्राजधकरण और सजमजत के जलए सजचवालर् के रूप में कार्ा करन े के जलए दकसी अजभकरण क अजधसूजचत करेंगी और सभी जवत्तीर् और संभार तंत्र संबंधी साार्ता, जिसके अंतगात वास-सुजवधा, पररवान और उनके सभी कानूनी कृत्र्क की बाबत अन्‍दर् सुजवधाएं भी ा, उपलब्ध कराएगी । 11. प्राजधकरण के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्क तर्ा सजमजत के अध्र्क्ष और सिस्ट्र्क की ब)ठक की फीस, र्ात्रा भत्ता और मंागाई भत्ता िम्म-ू कश्मीर संघ राज्र्क्षत्रे सरकार के जनर्मक के अनुसार संित्त दकर्ा िाएगा । [फा. सं. आईए3-13/1/2022-आई.ए.III] डॉ. सुिीत कुमार बािपेर्ी, संर्‍ु त सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th February, 2024 S.O. 637(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 Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following persons, namely: - (a) Shri Lal Chand, former Member Jammu and Kashmir Public Service -Chairman; Commission, R/O Khearian, P/O Gole Gujral, ward No. 32, Jammu-1800024 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (b) Shri Nazir Ahmed, former State Information -Member; Commissioner, Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission, R/O H. No. 12, Jeelanabad, Lane 1, Batpora, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir -190006 (c) Director, Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing. -Member Secretary. 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 the powers and follow the procedures specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the Union territory Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 5 for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. 5. The Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following persons, namely:- (a) Shri Arun Kumar Tikku, Retd. Additional -Chairman; Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, R/O H. No. 208, Vasant Vihar Extension, Sector 3 Trikuta Nagar, Jammu -180020 Jammu and Kashmir. (b) Shri Shuja Ahmad Hyderi, Retd. Conservator of Forests, -Member; R/O H. No. 551, Sector-1, Hamdania Colony, Bemina, Srinagar-190018. (c) Shri Mir Javed Jaffar, Retd. Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control -Member; Department, Jammu and Kashmir R/O Alamgari Bazar, Srinagar-190011. (d) Shri Rajendra Pal Gupta, Retd. Chief Engineer, -Member; Public Works (R&B) Department, R/O H.No. 808, Subhash Nagar, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180005. (e) Prof. (Dr.) Mushtaq Ahmad Darzi, -Member; Department of Management Studies and Director, UGC-HRDC University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006. (f) Prof. (Dr.) Kulwant Singh, Retd. HoD, Law Department, University of -Member; Jammu, R/O 166, Residency Road, Jammu-180001Jammu and Kashmir. (g) Prof. Mohammad Sultan Bhat, Department of Geography, University of -Member; Kashmir, Srinagar 190006 (h) Sh. Humayun Rashid, R/O Rustum Colony, Rajbagh, Srinagar 190008 -Member; (i) Prof. (Dr.) Masood-ul-Hassan Balkhi, Ex. Dean and Chief Scientist, Faculty -Member; of Fisheries, Sher- e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), R/o House No.-24, Madina Enclave, Rawalpora, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir-190005 (j) Dr. Sham Lal Gupta, Ex-Director Colleges, -Member; Higher Education Department, Opposite Post Office, Sector-1/A (Ext.) Channi Himmat, Jammu-180001 (k) Prof. Anil Kumar Raina, Retd. Professor, -Member; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu/ Member, Jammu and Kashmir Wetlands Authority, R/o 101/2, Channi Himmat Jammu, 180015. (l) Dr. Gulzar Ahmad Mukhtar, Retd. Chief Engineer, Geologist, Jammu and -Member;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 Kashmir State Power Development Corporation, R/O Post box No.13, GPO, The Bund Srinagar, PIN- 190001, Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir (m) Scientist or Junior Scientist, Ecology, Environment & Remote Sensing, -Member Secretary. Jammu and Kashmir 6. The Chairman 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. 7. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, - (i) 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 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) in the preceding five years, if the Chairman or any Member of the Committee has provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of 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 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. 10. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir 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. 11. The sitting fee, travelling allowance and dearness allowance to the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committee, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [F. No. IA3-13/1/2022-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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