S.O.1188 (E) dated 08/03/2023-Constitution of SEIAA/SEAC Bengaluru

XA Che Gazette of India .32 Ter.-37.-09032024-252795 EXTRAORDINARY TR &y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1126] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024/PHALGUNA 18, 1945 7% e, 8 W, 2024 i) A = o ; Thffe 2 =i () @i oF wfem aeart @ et framr ST 560092 1710 GI2024 ) 1294, AT, 547 =i, A7 U At quree, Ioer, - STTTOT 4T | Fierwt, THA wETOT AT, Fee - 583201, feErrr, e, FATEF | (v) A AT e (vi) At = A = | PN ST T | T AT T AT g et ey oft afiares F gearw £ afrer § witmer b afafy G Exici ol A=) EEG ekl [, . am$3-13/8/2023-3m.1.111] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th March, 2024 S.0. 1188(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.0. 1533(E), dated the 14 September, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for the State of Karnataka (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following persons, namely: - @) Shri. B. Guruprasad Chairman; Engineer in Chief (Retd) & Former Secretary to Govern ment Public Works Department GoK. Srishti International (Applied Research & Environment) (iii) Principal Secretary to Government, (Ecology & Environment), Forest, Member - Secretary. Ecology and Environment Department, Government of Karnataka, M.S Building, Bangalore- 560001 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 as specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority shall endeavour to reach consensus to take decision and if they fail to reach consensus, the views of the majority shall prevail and the details of views, for and against it, shall be clearly recorded in the minutes and a copy thereof sent to the Central Government. 5. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 6 for the State of Karnataka. 6. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Karnataka, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Comumittee), comprising of the following persons, namely: - (i) Sri. Mahesh A. N Chairperson; S/o Ninge Gowda, Arunodhaya Nilaya, Nethravathi Street, Rameshwaranagar, Chikkamagalur- 577101. (i) Shri. Ravi Kumar Yadav B. V Member; No.1326,1st Cross, Behind Mahalaxmi Temple, KSRTC Colony, MP Prakash Nagar,Hospete-583201, Vijayanagara, Dist. Karnataka. No.109, Ananthnagar, Manipal, Udupi District Karnataka. 329, Bettadahalli (Post), Tarikere Taluk, Chickmangalore District, Karnataka No. D301, Nirman Enclave , 3rd Floor, Devegowda Karnataka No.22,11 th 'A' Main, CHBCS Layout, 2nd Stage, Vijayanagar, (vii) Shri. Sadiq Ahmed Member; ETA Star Garden Apartments, Tower B, Flat 1705, Binny Mill Circle, Opp Angala Parameswara Temple, Bangalore-560023 Medical Director, Ashraya Hospital, Sunkadakatte, Magadi Road, Bangaluru - 560091. The Commissioner, (Technical Cell) Member- Secretary. (ix) Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, Government of Karnataka, 7. 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. 8. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,- @) 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 (i) 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. 9. The Committee shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 10. 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 views of the majority shall prevail. 11. (i) The State Government of Karnataka shall specify an agency to act as secretariat of the Authority and the Committee. (ii) 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 fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committee, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules, of the State Government of Karnataka. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. ue: