SO 4170 (E) SEIAA Karnataka constitution 19th Nov 2020

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No.3668] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020/KARTIKA 29, 1942 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th November, 2020 S.O. 4170(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.O. 1533(E), dated the 14 th September, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the said Gazette Notification), the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Karnataka (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, Karnataka) comprising of the following Members, namely:— #5/76, Bharathi, 2 nd Floor, 4 th Main, Opp Mahila Mandali School, NR Colony, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru-560019 Chairman; No. 297, 8 th Member; 3. Principal Secretary to the Government (Ecology & Environment) Forest, Ecology and Environment Deptt., Government of Karnataka, M S Building, Bengaluru-560001 Member Secretary. 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Karnataka shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this order in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority, Karnataka shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the said Gazette Notification. 4. The Authority, Karnataka shall take its decisions after the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) constituted under paragraph 5 of this order for the State of Karnataka. 5. To assist the Authority, Karnataka, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Karnataka, hereby constitutes the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Karnataka (hereinafter referred to as SEAC, Karnataka) comprising of the following Members, namely: - No. 135, 12 th B Main, 6 th Chairman rd Floor Samtrupti Aparts, Virupakshspura, Near Kodigehalli Railway Gate, Thindlu Main Road, Ballary Road, Bengaluru-97 Member; Principal (Retd) DRM Science College, #1962/1, Vinayaka Sadana, Vinayaka Badavane-I Main, Davanagere Member; 4. Shri Nanda Kishore, nd Cross, Central Excise Layout, Boopasandra, Bengaluru-560094 Member; Retired Dean –Forestry) UAS, Dharwad No. 50, Shantiniketan Nagar, Dharwad-580008 Member; 6. Shri Vyshak V Anand, rd Member; #320, Vishala Krupa, 3 rd Main Road, D Group Layout, Srigandhja Kavalu Member; 8. Shri Devgowda Raju, Director of Agriculture (Retd) No. 42, 3 rd Stage, 4 th Block, Near Vishweshwarayya Park, Bangalore North, Member; 9. Shri Sharanabasava Chandrashekhar Pilli, Annapurna, Plot No. 1254, Sahyadri Nagar, Member; C603, Veracious Vanivilas, Opp to CRPF, Doddaballapura, Main Road, Yelahanka, Member; th st Stage, Srinagara, Member; Sampada Farm Gaddige main Road, Bogadhi, Mysore-570026 Member; Vishweshwariah College of Applied Sciences, Plot No. 4, Sy No. 39/3, Naganahalli Road, Near Koranti Hanuman Temple, Kalaburgi-585103 Member; 14. Sri B Ramasubba Reddy, th Phase, Bengaluru-560078 Member; 15. Special Director (Technical Cell), Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, Government of Karnataka, MS Building, Bengaluru-560001 Member Secretary. 6. The Chairman and Members of SEAC, Karnataka shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this order in the Official Gazette. 7. The SEAC, Karnataka shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the said Gazette Notification. 8. The SEAC, Karnataka 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 Authority, Karnataka and SEAC, Karnataka shall declare as to which consulting organisation they have been associated with and also the project proponents; (b) the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Karnataka and SEAC, Karnataka 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, Karnataka and SEAC, Karnataka during their tenure; and (c) if in the past five years, the Chairman or any of the Members of the Authority, Karnataka and SEAC, Karnataka 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, Karnataka and SEAC, Karnataka in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents. 10. The Government of Karnataka shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority, Karnataka and SEAC, Karnataka and shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all the statutory functions of the Authority, Karnataka and SEAC, Karnataka. 11. The sitting fee, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Karnataka and SEAC, Karnataka shall be paid as per the rules of the State Government of Karnataka. [F. No. J-11013/16/2007-IA-II (I)] SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE, Jt. Secy. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. MANOJ KUMAR VERMA