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Constitution of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Meghalaya
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Notification No : SO1203(E)
Date : 23.07.2007
Constitution of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Meghalaya
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 Government of India notification number S.O. 1533(E) dated the 14th September, 2006, the Central Government hereby constitutes the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Meghalaya (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, Meghalaya) comprising of three members namely, Chairman, Member and Member-Secretary nominated by the State Government of Meghalaya as under:
1. | Sh. H.W.T. Syiem, IAS (Retd.), Elysium, Upper Motinagar,Shillong- 793014, Meghalaya. | -Chairman,Project Management in Power and Road Transport Sector |
2. | Sh. Ivan Roy, IFS (Retd.), Windermere, Rngi-jynriew, Nongthyrmmai, Shillong- 793014, Meghalaya | -Member,Forestry and Wildlife |
3. | Sh. H. Prasad,Chairman, Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, 'Arden', Lumpyngngad, Shillong-793014, Meghalaya. | -Member-Secretary |
2. The Chairman and Members shall have the term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
3. The Authority, Meghalaya shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the notification number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006.
4. The Authority, Meghalaya shall base its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) constituted for the State of Meghalaya in this order.
5. The State Government of Meghalaya shall notify the agency to act as secretariat for the Authority and shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and suth other facilities in respect of all its statutory functions. Sitting Fee, Travelling Allowance/Dearness Allowance to the Chairman and Member of the Authority shall be paid by the State Government of Meghalaya as per State rules. .
6. To assist the said Authority, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Meghalaya, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Meghalaya (hereinafter referred to as SEAC), which shall comprise the following Members :
1. | Dr. B. K Tiwari,Professor of Env. Sciences, Dean,School of Human & Environmental Sciences, North Eastern Hill University,Shillong | 793022. | Chairman, Environment Quality, EIA Process |
2. | Dr. Mohammad Jawed,Associate Professor of Env. Engineering, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT, Guwahati, Guwahati | 781039. | Member, Environment Quality |
3. | Prof. S.K Barik,Department of Botany,North Eastern Hill University, Shillong | 793022. | Member, EIA Process, Flora and Fauna Management |
4 | Sh. M.B.K. Reddy,D.F.O. Wildlife, Khasi Hills Division, Deptt. of Forest & Environment, Govt. of Meghalaya,Shillong | 79300l. | Secretary |
7. The Chairman and Members shall have the term of three years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and SEAC, Meghalaya shall be reconstituted after every three years.
8. The SEAC, Meghalaya shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the
notification number S.O. 1533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006.
9. The SEAC, Meghalaya shall function on the principle of collective responsibility. The Chairperson shall endeavour to reach a consensus in each case, and if consensus cannot be reached, the view of the majority shall prevail.
10. The State Government of Meghalaya shall notify the agency to act as secretariat for the SEAC, Meghalaya and shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such other facilities in respect to all its statutory functions. Sitting Fee, Travelling Allowance/Dearness Allowance, to the Chairman and Members of the SEAC shall be paid by the State Government of Meghalaya as per State rules.
[No. J-ll013/9/2007-IA II (I)]
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R. ANANDAKUMAR, Advisor