S.O.2781 (E) dated 12/07/2021- Reconstitution of SEIAA-SEAC Manipur

Che Gazette of India .3 2rua.-31.-12072021-228242 FETETOT EXTRAORDINARY TR &y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2576] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021/ASHADHA 21, 1943 sftrgaem N FT. AT, 2781 (3N). =T FEHTE, TATEL (SeET) A, 1986 (1986 7 29) i gmer 3 Fr 3831 GI2021 (&) AT AT ST A WEerer, wfirgw qve (@) wifirre, At @i TEETH, At wera T oEer aue wTAE & L oy Pty ofr wfirem ¥ forg watamor s gt (FArET), T iE Seee AT A MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th July, 2021. S.0. 2781(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, Manipur (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, Manipur) comprising of the following Members, namely: - 1. Dr. Elangbam Jadu Singh, Principal Chairman; DM College of Science, Dhanmanjuri University, Imphal-795001 2. Professor Thingbijam Binoy Singh Member; Deptt of Life Sciences 3. Director, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, | Member-Secretary. Government of Manipur 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Manipur shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority, Manipur shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority, Manipur shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) constituted under paragraph 5 for the State of Manipur. 5. For the purpose of assisting the Authority, Manipur, the Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Manipur, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) (hereinafter referred to as SEAC, Manipur) comprising of the following Members, namely: - 1. Prof E Bijoykumar Singh Chairman; Department of Economics, 2. Prof Naoroibam Deva Singh Member; Department of Geography, 3. Prof. Kshetri Rajendra Singh Member; Department of Sociology, 4. Prof. Soibam Ibotombi Member; Department of Earth Sciences, 5. Prof. Leitam Nabachandra Singh Member; College of Agriculture (CAU) 6. Dr. Thanglam Somchand Member; Manipur Institute of Technology, 7. Dr. Ngangbam Romeji Singh Member; Deptt of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, 8. Dr. Manichandra Sanoujam Member; Deptt of Earth Sciences 9. Dr. Khoiyangbam Raju Singh Member; Depp of Forestry & Environmental Science, Directorate of Environment & Climate Change, Government of Manipur 6. The Chairman and Members of SEAC, Manipur shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 7. The SEAC, Manipur shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 8. The SEAC, Manipur shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall endeavor to reach consensus in each case, and if consensus cannot be reached, the view of the majority shall prevail. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, - the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Manipur and SEAC, Manipur shall declare as to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Manipur and SEAC, Manipur shall not undertake any consultation or associate with preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Environment Management Plan for a project, which is to be appraised by the Authority, Manipur and SEAC, Manipur during their tenure; and if in the past five years, the Chairman or any of the Members of the Authority, Manipur and SEAC, Manipur have provided consultancy services or conducted EIA studies for any project proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meeting of the Authority, Manipur and SEAC, Manipur in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents. The Government of Manipur shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority, Manipur and SEAC, Manipur and the Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all their statutory functions. The sitting fee, travelling allowance and dearness allowance to the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Manipur and SEAC, Manipur shall be paid as per the rules of the State Government of Manipur. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. ALOKKUMAR 22