S.O.2032 (E) dated 03/05/2023- Constitution of SEIAA/SEAC Chandigarh

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The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Chandigarh shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. Generated from eOffice by TUNTUN KUMAR SINGH, ASO(TKS)-IA-lil, ASSISTANT SECTION OFFICER, MOEFCC on 18/05/2023 11:20 AM File No. IA3-13/1/2023-IA.lll (Computer No. 201870) 916809/2023/IA_| 3. The Authority, Chandigarh shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority, Chandigarh shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the SEAC, Chandigarh) constituted for the Union Territory of Chandigarh by this notification. 5. To assist the Authority, Chandigarh, the Central Government in consultation with the Government of Chandigarh, hereby constitutes the SEAC, Chandigarh comprising of the following persons, namely: - @) Dr. H.C Sharma, Retired as Principal Scientific Officer from Himachal - Chairman; Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (i) Dr. Varinder Singh Kanwar, Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University, - Member; Himachal Pradesh (iif) Dr. Anoop Verma, Associate Professor and Head, School of Energy and - Member; Environment, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala (@iv) Dr. Alka Sharma Grover, Vice Chairperson, DAV Global School, - Member; Patiala, DAV Managing Committee, New Delhi W) Dr. Y K Rawal, Chairman, Department of Zoology, Punjab University, - Member; Chandigarh (vi) Dr. Neeraj Khatri, Scientist (Senior Principal Scientist)/ Professor at - Member; Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh (vii) Dr. Daizy Rani Batish, Professor, Department of Botany, Punjab - Member; University, Chandigarh (viii) Dr. Devinder Singh, Pro Vice Chancellor, Chandigarh University - Member; (ix) Sh. Dinesh Tiwari, Scientist E, Central Ground Water Board, North - Member; ‘Western Region, Chandigarh. (x) Representative of Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) - Member; (Scientist E) (xi) Scientist ‘SD’, Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration - Member- Secretary. 6. The Chairman and Members of the SEAC, Chandigarh shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 7. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, - @) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Chandigarh and SEAC, Chandigarh - (a) shall declare to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; (b) 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 Authority, Chandigarh and the SEAC, Chandigarh during their tenure; and (i) if in the past five years, the Chairman or any of the Members of the Authority, Chandigarh and SEAC, Chandigarh 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, Chandigarh and SEAC, Chandigarh in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents. 8. The SEAC, Chandigarh shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 9. The SEAC, Chandigarh shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall endeavour to reach a consensus in each case, and if consensus cannot be reached, the view of the majority shall prevail. Generated from eOffice by TUNTUN KUMAR SINGH, ASO(TKS)-IA-lil, ASSISTANT SECTION OFFICER, MOEFCC on 18/05/2023 11:20 AM File No. IA3-13/1/2023-IA.lll (Computer No. 201870) 916809/2023/IA_| 10. The State Government of Chandigarh shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority, Chandigarh and the SEAC, Chandigarth and the Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all its statutory functions. 11 The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Chandigarh and the Chairman and Members of the SEAC, Chandigarh shall be paid in accordance with the applicable rules made by the Government of Chandigarh. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. e E Generated from eOffice by TUNTUN KUMAR SINGH, ASO(TKS)-IA-lil, ASSISTANT SECTION OFFICER, MOEFCC on 18/05/2023 11:20 AM