S.O.3804 (E) dated 25/08/2023-Constitution of SEIAA/SEAC Sikkim

Che Gazette of India FETETOT EXTRAORDINARY TR &y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3644] NEW DEHI FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023/BHADRA 3, 1945 7% feelt, 25 e, 2023 AT E) F A AT g, v Frefert awer g6, wat - 5478 GU2023 (&) (ii) T F e, forfam Frataeme, e - 737102, g Tt EHT, AT~ (ii) (ii) (v) (vi) ot 3. 3, farfgm, == afsmr, AT, e — 737102, fafzm A et 4, AT, e — 737102, fafzm e A AT, e — 737102, fafzm TR A | I ETR, W FIIT T ATE THAT TEF 7 TFAT A1 qgwd 1 Fr=w afdrarft gem FIAT | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th August, 2023 S.0. 3804(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 Sikkim (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of the following persons, namely: - (i). ShriB.S. Siktel, -Chairman; Chief Conservator of Forest (Retd.), Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim, 6th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Near Mahindra & Mahindra Showrooom, Ranipool PS, Gangtok- 737102, Sikkim. (i). Dr. Laxuman Sharma, -Member; Professor and Head, Department of Horticulture, Sikkim. (iif). Chief Conservator of Forest -Member-Secretary. (Environment & Soil Conservation), Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim, Forest Secretariat, Deorali, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim. 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 take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 5 for the State of Sikkim. 5. The Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Sikkim, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), comprising of the following persons, namely: - @. Shri. J.B Subba, -Chairman; H.No-Gtk/016/L/2 (1), Manbir Colony, Indira Byepass Road, Lower Burtuk, Gangtok-737101, Sikkim Chief Scientific Officer, State Pollution Control Board, Sikkim, Forest Secretariat, Deorali, Gangtok -737102, Sikkim. (iii). Shri M.K Pradhan, -Member; Chief Fire Officer (Retd.), Government of Sikkim, Bar Pipal Area, Sichey, East Sikkim-737101. Principal Director, Department of Science, Technology and Climate Change, Vigyan Bhawan, Deorali, Gangtok -737102, Sikkim. ). Ganesh Chandra Khanal -Member; Bahai School Road, Tadong, Gangtok, (vi). Conservator of Forest or Director or Additional Director, -Member-Secretary. (Environment and Soil Conservation), Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim, Forest Secretariat, Deorali, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim. 6. 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. 7. 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) if in the preceding five years, the Chairman or any Member of the Committee has provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, in that situation they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Committee from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 8. The Committee shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 9. The Committee shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall endeavour to reach consensus in each case, and if they fail to reach consensus, the view of the majority shall prevail. 10. (1) The State Government of Sikkim shall specify an agency to act as secretariat of the Authority and the Committee. (2) The secretariat shall provide financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of their functions under the said notification. 11. The siting fee, 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 for the time being inforce of the State Government of Sikkim. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. wwosumaa oz Ve