S.O.974 (E) dated 01/03/2021- Reconstitution of UTEIAA Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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[Prof. EDA Udaya Bhaskar Reddi, Retd. Member; [Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Vishakahapatnam-| 3. |Conservator of Forests, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Member Secretary. 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the said notification. 4. The Authority, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State level Expert Appraisal Committees (SEACs) constituted under paragraph 5 of this notification. 5. To assist the Authority, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, hereby constitutes the Union Territory Expert Appraisal Committee, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (hereinafter referred to as the UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) comprising of the following Members, namely:- Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar- 23 2. Shri Arvind Vispute, Member; Chief Conservator of Forests (Retd.) Maharashtra, 7- Sabdabarmha, Purnavad Nagar, Gangapur Road, Nashik -422013, Maharashtra 3. Assistant Town Planner, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Member; Deputy Conservator of Forests, Daman and Diu Member Secretary. 6. The Chairman and Members of the UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 7. The UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the said notification. 8. The UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 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 UTEIAA and UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall as declare to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; (b) the Chairman and Member of the UTEIAA and UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall not undertake any consultation or associate with preparation of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Management Plan for a project, which is to be appraised by the UTEIAA and UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu during their tenure; and (c) if in the past five years, the Chairman or any of the Members of the UTEIAA and UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have provided consultancy services or conducted EIA studies for any project proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the UTEIAA and UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents. 10. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Administration shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority and the UTEAC, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and the said Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all its statutory functions of the Authority and UTEAC Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. 11. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Member of the Authority, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and the Chairman and Members of the UTEAC, UnionTerritory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall be paid as per rules of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE, Jt. Secy. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. ALOKKUMAR