SO No 5245 (E) 03.02.2021) Reconstitution SEIAA Punjab

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 474] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021/MAGHA 15, 1942 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd February, 2021 S.O. 524 (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 14 th September, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Punjab(hereinafter referred to as the Authority, Punjab) comprising of the following Members, namely: - 1. Shri Hardeep Singh Gujral House No. 56, OMAXE Township. New Chandigarh-140901 Chairman; 2. Professor (Dr.) Adarsh Pal Vig Department of Botany & Environmental Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar Member; 3. Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary, Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Punjab Member Secretary. 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Punjab shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority, Punjab shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority, Punjab shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) constituted under paragraph 5 for the State of Punjab. 5. For the purpose of assisting the Authority, Punjab, the Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Punjab, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) (hereinafter referred to as SEAC, Punjab) comprising of the following Members, namely: - 1. Shri Yogesh Gupta Panchkula. Chairman; 2. Shri Anil Kumar Gupta House No. 18, Engineers Enclave, Near 23 No. Fatak, Patiala Member; 2027-C, Block No. 22. Sector-63, Member; 4. Shri Parminder Singh Bhogal House No. 623, Phase-3-A, Sector-35, Mohali, SAS Nagar - 160059 Member; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala - Member; 6. Prof. (Dr.) Preet Mohinder Singh Bedi Coordinator, Drug and Pollution Testing Laboratory, Guru Nanak Dev University, Member; 7. Shri Satish Kumar Gupta House No. 782-B, Aggar Nagar, Member; Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Member; 9. Joint Director, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Punjab Member Secretary. 6. The Chairman and Members of SEAC, Punjab shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 7. The SEAC, Punjab shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 8. The SEAC, Punjab shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall endeavor to reach a consensus in each case, and if consensus cannot be reached, the view of the majority shall prevail. 9. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, - (a) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Punjab and SEAC, Punjab shall declare as to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; (b) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Punjab and SEAC, Punjab shall not undertake any consultation or associate with preparation of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Environment Management Plan for a project, which is to be appraised by the Authority, Punjab and SEAC, Punjab during their tenure; and (c) if in the past five years, the Chairman or any of the Members of the Authority, Punjab and SEAC, Punjab have provided consultancy services or conducted EIA studies for any project proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority, Punjab and SEAC, Punjab in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents. 10. The Government of Punjab shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority, Punjab and SEAC, Punjab and the Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all their statutory functions. 11. The sitting fee, traveling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Punjab and SEAC, Punjab shall be paid as per the rules of the State Government of Punjab. SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE, Jt. Secy. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND MEENA