S.O.3319 (E) dated 25/07/2023-Constitution of SEIAA/SEAC Puducherry

Che Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY TR &y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No.3177] NEW DELHL TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023/SHRAVANA 3, 1945 7% Reeft, 25 qITE, 2023 ITUTT (3) FTIT T TFAAT FT TART FIA GO AT FAHTT F AR TN 7 a7 womerd i TE AT A7 FeT, weg A e we amm R, aww FATAR (XY AT AT AT TEAT, TZHT — 605008 4779 GI2023 (&) Fremrfrert ¥ ereme o% A 1. =t % A Freafammer, TE - 605014 . 3/18, TTAHT A, ST AT, 9T, F=E-600116 =t Y. v, st At 605014 o o Frafiramem, TE-605014 =t T o, g AT, AT AT, weew w5, TE-673310 AT, 10. =t FETES At I, TS FATTHRIAL ALTAT AT AT T, T -605008 & FTE TEE AT TEAN TR A, ST IH FEHT A qriAwr grer FAfRfeww £ 5w v T F AT AT AT TR 7 AE TEAT AT TRAT € AT TZHA FT T AT ST A T TAT FTAT FAT FT AT AT AT A F, ITe AT | . o o o MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th July, 2023 S.0. 3319(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 of the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, number S.0. 1533(E), dated the 141 September, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), the Central Government, hereby constitutes the State/UT Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for Puducherry (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) comprising of following persons, namely: - E-701, Sree Daksha Hreeva Apartments, Telungupalayam Pirivu, Perur Main Road, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Puducherry-605008. (3) Director, Department of Science, Technology Member — and Environment, Government of Puducherry, 3" Floor, PHB S Secretary. Building, Anna Nagar, Puducherry-605005. 2. The Chairman and Member of the Authority shall hold office for a term not exceeding three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority, shall exercise the powers and follow the procedures specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 5. 5. For the purpose of assisting the Authority, the Central Government, in consultation with Puducherry administration, hereby constitutes the State/UT Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), Puducherry comprising of the following persons, namely: - Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences, Pondicherry University, No.3/18, Seventh Street, Dharmaraja Nagar, Porur, Chennai -600116. (3) Dr. Nehru Kumar Vaithilingam, Member; Director, Centre for Environment, Health & Safety, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram -608002. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Puducherry, Technological University, Professor Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Pondicherry University, Puducherry -605014. Professor and Head Department of Chemical Engineering, Puducherry, Technological University, Associate Professor, Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University, (8) Dr. A. Sankaran, Member; Associate Professor, Department of Economics, School of Management, Pondicherry University, Assistant Professor, Mahatma Gandhi Govt. Arts College, Mahe, (10) Dr. Kumaresan Vadivelu, Member; Assistant Professor of Botany, Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute of Postgraduate Studies & Research, Puducherry- an Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Member- Science, Technology and Environment, Secretary. Government of Puducherry, 3* Floor, PHB Building, Anna Nagar, 6. The Chairman and Members of the Committee, Puducherry 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,- (1) 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 association with regard to preparation of Environment Impact Assessment and Environment Management Plan for project, which may be decided by the Authority, or to be appraised by the Committee during their tenure; and (2) If in the preceding five years, the Chairman or any member of the Authority or the Committee has provided consultancy or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, in that situation they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Authority and the Committee from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 8. The Committee shall exercise the powers and follow the procedures specified in the said notification. 9. The Committee shall function on the principles 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. The Union territory of Puducherry administration shall specify an agency to act as Secretariat of the Authority and the Committee and the Secretariat shall provide financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of its statutory functions. 11. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and members of the Authority, Puducherry and the Chairman and members of the Committee, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules made by the Union territory of Puducherry administration. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. o