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Constitution of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Uttar Pradesh
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Notification No : SO1134(E)
Date : 12.07.2007
Constitution of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Uttar Pradesh
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), Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, Uttar Pradesh) comprising of three members namely, Chairman, Member and Member-Secretary nominated by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh as under:
1. | Prof. Mukesh Sharma, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur- 208016 | Chairman, Environment Quality |
2. | Dr. Kunwar Pal Singh, Scientist & Head, Environmental ChemistryDivision, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre,Post Box No. 80, MG Marg, Lucknow | Member, EIA Process, Environment Quality |
3. | Dr. C. S. Bhatt, Member-Secretary, UP Pollution Control Board,PICUP Bhavan, IIIrd Floor, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow | 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, Uttar Pradesh shall exercise such powers and follow such procedures as enumerated in the notification number S.O. l533(E), dated the 14th September, 2006.
4. The Authority, Uttar Pradesh shall base its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) constituted for the State of Uttar Pradesh in this order.
5. The State Government of Uttar Pradesh shall notify the agency to act as secretariat for the Authority and shall provide all financial and logistic support including accommodation, transportation and such 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 Uttar Pradesh as per State rules.
6. To assist the said Authority, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as SEAC), which shall comprise the following Members:
1. | Dr. S. K. Bhargav, Deputy Director and HOD Environment Monitoring Division, ITRC, Lucknow | Chairman, Environment Quality |
2. | Dr. Sarita Sinha, Scientist E II and Group Leader, Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-22600 1 | Member, Risk Assessment and Environment Quality |
3. | Dr. S.P. Sharma, Asst. Professor (Civil), Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow, Type IV A/8, IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow- 226 021 | Member, EIA Process, Environment Quality |
4. | Dr. Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, Asst. Professor, Deptt. of Environmental Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture.and Technology, Pant Nagar, Distt. U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand | Member, EIA Process, Environment Quality, Risk Assessment |
5. | Dr. Dharmendra Singh Sengar, Professor of Legal Management,Chairman, Legal Management Group,IIM, Lucknow- 226013 | Member, Project Management |
6. | Dr. Sushil Kumar (Retd. From UP Pollution Control Board, Lucknow as Chief Env. Officer), 437, Nl, Aliganj, Lucknow | Member, Environment Quality |
7. | Dr. Uday Mohan, Professor, Upgraded Deptt. of Community Medicine, K. G. Medical University, Lucknow- 226003 | Member, Risk Assessment |
8. | Dr. Krishna Gopal, Head, Aquatic Toxicology Division,Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, M. G. Marg,Post Box No. 80, Lucknow | Member, EIA Process |
9. | Dr. Yashpal Singh, Director (Environment) EnvironmentDirectorate, Govt. of UP .Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Paryavaran Parisar, Vineet Khand, 1-Gomti Nagar, Lucknow- 2260 10 | 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, Uttar Pradesh shall be reconstituted after every three years.
8. The SEAC, Uttar Pradesh 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, Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh shall notify the agency to act as secretariat for the SEAC, Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh as per State rules.
[No. J-11O13/43/2007-IA.II(I)]
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R. ANANDA KUMAR, Advisor