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State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) , West Bengal-
Notification
To be published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3 Sub-Section (ii), Extraordinary
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
New Delhi, the 13th April, 2007
Notification
S.O. 582 (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 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), West Bengal (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, West Bengal) comprising of three members namely, Chairman, Member and Member Secretary nominated by the State Government of West Bengal as under:
1. Prof. Subimal Sen Chairman, EIA Process & Project Management
2. Prof. Arunava Majumdar Member, Environment Quality
3. Chief Environment Officer Member-Secretary
Government of West Bengal (Ex-Officio)
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, West Bengal 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, West Bengal shall base its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) constituted for the State of West Bengal in this order.
5. The State Government of West Bengal 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 West Bengal as per rules.
6. To assist the said Authority, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Government of West Bengal, hereby constitutes the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, West Bengal (hereinafter referred to as SEAC which shall comprise the following Members:
1. Prof. Kumar Jyoti Nath Chairman, Environment Quality Risk Assessment
2. Prof. Shyamal Kanti Sanyal Member, Environment Impart Assessment
Process, Project Management
3. Prof. Siddhartha Datta Member, Project Management, Risk Assessment
4. Shri B.K. Sengupta Member, Environment Quality, Project Management,
5. Prof. Joyashree Ray Member, Environments Economics
6. Shri Somnath Bhattacharyya Member, Environment Quality
7. Dr. Tapan Kumar Mishra Member Life Science, Forestry
8. Member Secretary Secretary
West Bengal Pollution Control Board
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, West Bengal shall be reconstituted after every three years.
8. The SEAC, West Bengal 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, West Bengal 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 West Bengal shall notify the agency to act as secretariat for the SEAC, West Bengal 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 West Bengal as per State rules.
No. J-11013/8/2007-IA.II(I)
( J.M. MAUSKAR )
JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA