S.O.984 (E) dated 03/03/2022-Constitution of SEIAA/SEAC Kerala

Che Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY TR &y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY . 954] 7% Reeft, qEeafam, 7+ 3, 2022/ 12, 1943 No. 954] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022/PHALGUNA 12, 1943 o 1499 GI2022 ) fafresr Tm AT, = g T, AT, F7 -6955811 TETAHTAET, FTA-689643 =t =f . g, <. . AT faees, = . T AT, FETH, F -686004 e, AT Hevo fafeET, uaus arr, Pre, 7T -6800221 Pro, F7-6806531 (F) SFEEFT, FRA T THEURY, A F AL AT I AU HEAFT WA TS AT =¥, TeOrT FHIT ATorAY, AT A MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd March, 2022 S.0. 984(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, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub section (ii) in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, vide 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, Kerala (hereinafter refemred to as the Authority, Kerala) comprising of the following persons, namely:- 1. [Post Chitur, Kundapura, Udupi (Dist.), 2. | Shri. K. Krishna Panicker, Member; Athira, KRWA 113, Kavalloor lane, Vattiyoorkavu, 3. | Additional Chief Secretary, [Member Secretary. Environment Department, Kerala. 2. The Chairman and Members of the Authority, Kerala shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. 3. The Authority, Kerala shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said notification. 4. The Authority, Kerala shall take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under paragraph 5. 5. For the purpose of assisting the Authority, Kerala, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Kerala, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (hereinafter referred to as SEAC), Kerala comprising of the following Members, namely:- 1. Dr. Ajayakumar Varma, (Chairman; Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -695011. 2. Dr. Biju Kumar A, Member; Professor and Head, Department of Aquatic Biology, and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -695581. Flat No.305 Block III, KSHB, Muttathody, Member; Sreerangom, TC-31/455(2), CRA 20, Madhu Mukku, Member; Anandabhavan, Edappariyaram P.O- Elanthur, Pathanamthitta, Kerala-689643. Member; Professor, Division of Environmental Science, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala. Member; Rajdhani, Ullas Nagar, Vadakkancherry, Member; Anjaligokulam, Muttambalam, P.O, Kanjikuzhy, Kottayam, Kerala -686004. Member; CC32 Sreeragam, Chinmaya Colony, Vidyanagar, Member; Director, Centre for Socio-economic & Environmental studies, Khadi Federation Building, NH by pass, Kochi, Kerala -682024. Member; Assistant Professor, (Joint Director, International Centre for Polar Studies), School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills, Member; 12. Shri S. Sheik Hyder Hussain, IFS (Retd), Vellore Colony, Patturaikal, Thrissur, Kerala -680022. Member; Senior Scientist, KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala-680653. Member; 14. Shri. Suneel Pamidi, IFS, Director, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change (ex-officio). [Member Secretary. date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. notification. The Chairman and Members of SEAC, Kerala shall hold office for a term of three years from the The SEAC, Kerala shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as specified in the said The SEAC, Kerala shall function on the principle of collective responsibility and the Chairman shall endeavour 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, Kerala and SEAC, Kerala 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, Kerala and SEAC, Kerala shall not undertake any consultation or associate with preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Environment Management Plan for a project, which is to be appraised by the Authority, Kerala and SEAC, Kerala during their tenure; and (c) if in the preceding five years, the Chairman or any of the Members of the Authority, Kerala and SEAC, Kerala have provided consultancy services or conducted EIA studies for any project proponent, in that event they shall recuse themselves from the meeting of the Authority, Kerala and SEAC, Kerala in the process of appraisal of any project being proposed by such proponents. 10. The Government of Kerala shall notify an agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority, Kerala and SEAC, Kerala and the Secretariat shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect of all their statutory functions. 11. The sitting fee, travelling allowances and dearness allowances to the Chairman and Members of the Authority, Kerala and SEAC, Kerala shall be paid as per the rules of the State Government of Kerala. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. A OK KUMAR 22:seiizsorunss