S.O.2222(E) dated 10/06/2024- Reconstitution of SEIAA SEAC Maharashtra

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Change Department, Government of Maharashtra 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 paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 for the State of Maharashtra. 5. All decisions of the Authority shall be taken in a meeting and shall ordinarily be unanimous: Provided that, in case a decision is taken by majority, the details of views, for and against it, shall be clearly recorded in the minutes and a copy thereof shall be sent to the Central Government. 6. The Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Maharashtra, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the First State Expert Appraisal Committee for all the projects related to Industries, Mining and Irrigation in the State of Maharashtra (hereinafter referred to as the first SEAC, Maharashtra) comprising of the following persons, namely:- @) Shri Kamlakar B. Phand -Chairman; 1701, Harsiddhi Heights, Near Worli Koliwada, (ii) Shri Kanhaiya Madhukar Shah -Member; 6 Laxmi Prasad Apartment, 273, Navi Peth, Pune 411030 (iif) Prof. S.N. Patil -Member; ‘Working Professor at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon Department of Applied Geology, School of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Kavayitri Bahinabi Chaudhari North Maharashtra University P.O. Box No.80 Umavi Nagar, ‘Working Professor at Yashwant College, Nanded Asst. Professor, Department of Botany, Yeshwant Mahavidalaya VIP Road, Baba —Nagar Nanded (M.S) India 431602 W) Shri Mogtik A Bawase -Member; Chemical Engineer Automotive Research Association of India, Pune General Manager Environment Research Lab (ERL) The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Survey No-102, Vetal Hill, Off Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune-411038 (vi) Deputy Secretary or Scientist -I and above, -Member- Environment and Climate Change Department, Secretary. Government of Maharashtra 7. The Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Maharashtra, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the Second State Expert Appraisal Committee for Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Konkan Region in the State of Maharashtra (hereinafter refemred to as second SEAC, Maharashtra) comprising of the following persons, namely: — @) Shri Sudhir Manikrao Khanapure -Chairman; Runwal Regency, Flat no-701, A-Building, Sadhu ‘Waswani Chowk, Opp. Parmar Chamber, Camp, (ii) Shri Ramesh Balkrishna Bambale -Member; (iif) Dr. Ganesh Bhimrao Rasal -Member; Society, Katraj, Pune 46 Professor and Dean (Research and Development), Department of Botany, Bhavan’s College (Affiliated to University of Mumbai), W) Deputy Secretary or Scientist I and above, -Member- Environment and Climate Change Department, Secretary. Government of Maharashtra 8. The Central Government in consultation with the State Government of Maharashtra, for the purpose of assisting the Authority, hereby constitutes the Third State Expert Appraisal Committee, except for Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Konkan Region, in the State of Maharashtra (hereinafter referred to as third SEAC, Maharashtra) comprising of the following persons, namely:— @) Shri Sanjay S. Deshmukh, -Chairman; (opp. Sharada Cinema), Dadar (E), (iD) Shri Kiran Vasant Acharekar -Member; Flat no-1000, 10% Floor, Supralina Building, (iif) Dr. Aseem Gokarn Harwansh -Member; Urban Landscaping Expert 1403/57, Seawoods Estate, NRI Complex, Phase 2, @iv) Deputy Secretary or Scientist I and above, -Member - Environment and Climate Change Department, Secretary. Government of Maharashtra 9. 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. 10. 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) in the preceding five years, if the Chairman or any Member of the Committee has provided consultancy services or conducted Environment Impact Assessment studies for any project proponent, they shall recuse themselves from the meetings of the Committee from the process of appraisal of any project proposed by such proponents. 11. The Committee shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 12. 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 views of the majority shall prevail. 13. The State Government of Maharashtra 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 their functions under the said notification. 14. The sitting fees, travelling allowances and deamess allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority and the Committee, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules of the State Government of Maharashtra. Uploaded by De. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. AMITKUMAR sty ras JAISWAL Erl -