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No.J-1 012t12007-lA.l (T)Governmentf ndiaMinistry f EnvironmentndForestsParyavaran hawan,CGOComplex,odiRoad,

NewDelhi-10003Dated: 4th une, 010

ORDER

ln supersessionf the orderno. J-150121112007-lA.llT) dated11thMay,2OOT,he Government f lndia in Ministryof Environment nd Forestsherebyconstituteshe ExpertAppraisalCommitteeor environmentalppraisal f ThermalpowerandCoalMineProjectsn termsof the provisions f the EIA Notification o.S.O.1533 E)dated14th eptember,006with he ollowingomposition:-S.No. NameandOrganisation4 ShriV.P.Raja, hairmanMaharashtra lectricity egulatoryCommission.13th loor, entreNo.1,World radeCentre, uffe arade, olaba,Mumbai-400005

Chairman

2. Prof.K.K.S. hatia,DirectorModinagarnstitutef Technology,ITModinagar201204

Member

3 . Shri awahar alMehtaFormerDirector(PlanningProjects)Neyveli ignite orporationimited,ShantiVihar,514-4,AryapuriRatuRoad,Ranchi-834001.Jharkhand

Member

4. Prof. .R.BabuCentreor EnvironmentalanagementfDegraded cosystems,chool fEnvironmentaltudies, niversityf Delhi,Delhi-10007.

Member

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@irectorGeneraltndlanMeteorologicalepartment,

otbelow he rankof Additional irector

Prof.G.S.RoonwalProf. Retired)Departmentf GeologYUniversitYf DelhiC-520, FSSheikSarai-|,NewDelhi-110017.

rankof Additional irectorRepresentat'lvef National emoteS"i'ttingAgency,Hyderabad,otbelow heDr.V.B.MathurHeadFaculty fWildlife ciences,PostBox#18,ChandrabaniDehradun248001UttarakhandMemGrSetetarY, PCB rhisrepresentative,otbelowhe ank f

ffiber(Thermal),CentralElectricitYuthoritY,A-18,HUDCO lace,Andrews anj,NewDelhi-110049Shr iT .K .Dhar31-8,Mansarovarpartments,ector-61'No ida-2O1301.U.P. )

MemberSecretarYon Pl. AhujaRaiDirector,Ministry f EnvironmentndForests

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Thetermsof re fe renceof theCommi t teewi l lbeas fo l lows : -To scrutinizehe proposalselatingo ThermalPowerandcoal MineProjectsfor prescribingermi of R"f"r"ncJ fOns; forundertakingetailed IAstudy'To scrutinizehe environmentalmpact ssessmenteports f ThermalPowerandcoal MineprojecGano Environmental anagement lanprepared ndsubmitted y he project uthorities'

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-3-(iii) To recommend learance r rejection f the ThermalPowerand CoalMineProjects rom environmentalngle. Recommendationor rejection f anyprojectwillcontain omprehensiveeasonsherefor.(iv) To suggestadequatesafeguardso mitigate he adverse environmentalimpactsn respect f projectsecommendedor approval.3. TheCommitteehall dopt he ollowingrocedureorapproval:-(i) TheCommitteehallmeetat east n a monthon a fixeddate/period.(i i) The agenda or the meeting hallbe circulatedo all the members 5 daysprior o the scheduledmeeting y heMemberSecretary.

(i i i) Theappraisalf theproposalhall e completedrdinarilyna singlemeetingand a specific ecommendationade. In case he Committeeinds hatadditionalnformationequired or consideringhe proposalcannot befurnishedby the projectproponentn the meeting tself that then at therequest f the project roponentoncerned,he considerationf theproposalmay be deferred to the next meeting. The Committeewill providerecommendationsn respect f anyprojects nder he ollowinghreemutuallyexclusiveategories:-

(a) Recommended(b) Deferred for considerationn the next or future meetingas may bespecifiedn the Committee eliberations,fter submission f requiredadditionalnformationo be urther eviewed/examinedy he EACI.(c) Rejectedalongwith easonsor rejection].(iv) A site visit as part of the appraisal rocessmay be undertaken here tconsidered ecessaryor reasons o be recorded y the Committee, ith he priorapproval f the Ministry. he sitevisit eamshallcomprise f not more han hreemembers.

(v) Minutesof each meeting hall be finalisedwithin5 workingdays after hemeeting.4. The enureof the Committee hallbe fora periodof 3 years rom he dateofissue f thisorder.5. Meetings f the Committeeormallyhallbe organisedn Delhi . However,nspecial ases,with the priorconcurrence f the Ministry, meeting may be heldelsewheren the country.6. The Committeemay co-optan expertas a member n a relevant ield orparticular eeting f the Committee ithpriorapproval f the Ministry.

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7. TheTfuDAof the membersico-optedxperts/independentxperts ominatedby heMinistryor attendinghemeeting f thecommittee r undertakingitevisitsajprovedby heMinistry nittbe metby heMinistry f EnvironmentndForests soerrules.Thechairmanandothermembers f thecommittee reentitledo travelbyAi rby heshortestouteby Air Indiaandas perRules'8. The non-officialmembers/co-optedxperts/independentominated xpertsattendinghe committeemeetings/siteisitsare also_ntitledor honorariumf Rs30001perday androadmileage s perGovernment ules'9. This ssueswith he concurrencef IFD vide heirDy. No. 91g/AS(FA)/F/1dated11th une 2010andwith heapproval f theCompetent uthority

(Dr.NaliniBhat)Scientist G'Copy o:

(i) TheChairman ndal lMembers f theCommittee(ii)All officers f lA Division

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