S.O.3104 (E) dated 06/07/2022-Amendment in Constitution of SEIAA/SEAC JMaharashtra

CThe Gazette of India FETHTT EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2954] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022/ASHADHA 15, 1944 ¢ fawet, 6 9IS, 2022 I8 (3) T 9T ARG FT AT F Y A ARG FLHI F A GATRIT A 7 HAT F we 14, faee faem droey ffies [%. &. §-11013/30/2007-3T$T 11 (1)) T FHI, AL AT TR 11, @< 3, SU-G (i) & wehtfara &7 7 i 4573 G1/2022 (1 STRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th July, 2022. S.0. 3104(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, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part II, section 3, sub section (ii) number S.0. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.0. 107(E), dated the 11" January, 2021, namely:- In the said notification, in paragraph 5, for serial number 1.and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- [F.No.J-11013/30/2007-IAII (I)] TANMAY KUMAR, AddL. Secy. Note : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.0. 107 (E), dated the 11th January, 2021. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. e Che Gazette of India A2 U.-31.-12012021-224352 FATETCT EXTRAORDINARY AT [—EvE 3—39-’0E (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 93] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12,2021/PAUSHA 22, 1942 € feeft, 11 s, 2021 SIETOT # ST AT ACHTT F Atee, A X Serany afEd wEne i sfteEe | #1r 850(), TETTY FET AT R) w7 WA Fedt §, Pt FeaforfRr aewr g, staf — Hqar - 400020, HETF! 163 GI/2021 1) 2 i THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3. | wure @, Taer-afa AERTE T TROT FE | srfergeT # Rfafde &) 4. STRERT, WERTE 39 A=At grr Agrrg T % for afq asa ety Rl s atifat &, erafq— 4 74T 25, 2/1/9, e 7T, SrATTETS - AETRTE .- TTE-410206, FERTE 5. | oft Sfta Y. gewiEEe, e, AT TET STEET; arg- 400081, HETCTEI 30/1, AT, 102, I HHETIE, FeTrsT, 01— 411046 WERTZI &g -400053, AETTEI T, HEITE §XHT Teeg-afa YL AT -8, AAAI UTH TS, ETHL, - 411028, FETE STETE, He$ - 400071, HERTEI T i+ SREY, Areft At qarg 4007031 ol 30 Gl a7 AT |, i I | gt WY % areAer AT waedt § § Fg of), ¥ frelt o affstar % searas ¥ frg et damt IS FIITAT | T FHIE AT, G afa MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th January, 2021 S.0. 107(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 Gazette notification), and in supersession of the notification number S.0. 850(E) dated the 17" March, 2017 of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Maharashtra (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, Maharashtra) comprising of following Members, namely:— 1. Shri Vijay Shantilal Nahata, IAS (Retired), Chairman; 601, 6" Floor, NKM International House, behind LIC Yogakshema Building, 177 Babubhai Chinoy Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai — 400020, Maharashtra. % Shri Pankaj Mohan Joshi, Member; and 2 /204, Yashodhan Apartments, Four Bungalows, J.P Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai - 400053, Maharashtra. Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Maharashtra. 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Maharashtra shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority, Maharashtra shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the said Gazette notification. 4. The Authority, Maharashtra shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State level Expert Appraisal Committees (SEACs) constituted for the State of Maharashtra by this notification. 5. To assist the Authority, Maharashtra, the Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Maharashtra, hereby constitutes the First State Expert Appraisal Committee for all the projects related to Industries, Mining and Irrigation in the State of Maharashtra (hereinafter in this notification referred to as the first SEAC, Maharashtra) comprising of the following members, namely:— i Dr. Vijay Kulkarni, Chairman; Navi Mumbai — 400706, Maharashtra. Survey No.25, 2/1/9,Vishal Nagar, Pimple Nilakh, Pune - 411027, Maharashtra. Aurangabad — Maharashtra. 4. Shri Chandrashekhar Marathe, Member; Thana Naka Road, At& Post- Panvel, 5. Shri Jeevan V. Patgaonkar, Member; and Castle Mill Compound, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Thane- (West) 400601, Maharashtra. 63 Deputy Secretary or Scientist-I; and above Member-Secretary. Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Maharashtra. 6. To assist the Authority, Maharashtra, the Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Maharashtra, hereby constitutes the Second State Expert Appraisal Committee for Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Konkan Region in the State of Maharashtra (hereinafter in this notification referred to as second SEAC, Maharashtra) comprising of the following Members, namely: — 1. [Shri Sudhir Manikrao Khanapure, IAS (Retired), (Connaught Road, Pune- 411001, Maharashtra. Chairman; 20 [Mr. Bambale Ramesh Balkrishna, Behind C.D. Deshmukh Garden, [Mulund € Mumbai- 400081, Maharashtra. Member; 3% IDr. Ganesh Bhimrao Rasal, 30/1, R-Residency, 102, Utkarsh Society, Katraj, [Pune —411 046, Maharashtra. Member; IMumbai-400053, Maharashtra. Member; and 3 [Deputy Secretary or Scientist-I, and Above [Environment and Climate Change Department, |Government of Maharashtra. 7. To assist the Authority, Maharashtra, the Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Maharashtra, hereby constitutes the Third State Expert Appraisal Committee, except for Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Konkan Region, in the State of Maharashtra (hereinafter in this notification referred to as third SEAC-, Maharashtra) comprising of the following Members, namely:— 13 Shri Deepak Mhaisekar, Indian Administrative Service (Retired), Flat No. 1204 (12" Floor), Gateway Tower No. 98, Sector R-8, Amanora Park Town, Hadapsar, Pune- 411028, Maharashtra. Chairman; 2 Shri Mukund Pathak, 502, Vaidehi Apts, Sajjanwadi, Mulund East Mumbai- 400081, Maharashtra. Member; Oy Shri Dattatray Thorat, Plot no. 34, Harsiddhi housing society Mayur Park Jalgaon Road Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Member; 4. Mr. Kiran Vasant Acharekar, Flat No 1000, 10th Floor, 11th Road, Supralina , Chembur, Mumbai — 400071, Maharashtra. . Member; L Dr. Aseem Gokarn Harwansh, Member; and 704,47, Seawoods Estate, NRI Complex, Phase-2, Navi Mumbai 400703. 6 Deputy Secretary or Scientist-1, and Above Member- Secretary. Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Maharashtra. 8. The Chairman and Members of the first SEAC, second SEAC and third SEAC, Maharashtra shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 9. In order to avoid any conflict of interest,— (a) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Maharashtra and first SEAC, second SEAC and third SEAC, Maharashtra shall declare to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; (b) they 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, Goa and SEAC, Goa during their tenure; and (c) ifin the past five years, the Chairman or any of the Members of the Authority, Maharashtra and first SEAC, second SEAC and third SEAC, Maharashtra 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, Goa and SEAC, Goa in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents. 10. The first SEAC, second SEAC and third SEAC, Maharashtra shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the said Gazette notification. 11. The first SEAC, second SEAC and third SEAC, Maharashtra 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. 12. The State Government of Maharashtra shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority, Maharashtra and the first SEAC, second SEAC and third SEAC, Maharashtra. The Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all its statutory functions. 13. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Member of the Authority, Maharashtra and the Chairman and Members of the first SEAC, second SEAC and third SEAC, Maharashtra shall be paid in accordance with the existing rules of the State Government of Maharashtra. SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE, Jt. Secy. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. ok it